The Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas (Division), gives notice under 11 AAC 83.311 of an application for the formation of the Guitar Unit (GU) under 11 AAC 83.306. The proposed GU is located on the North Slope of Alaska, approximately 18 miles due west of Deadhorse, near the existing Kuparuk River and Prudhoe Bay units. Alliance Exploration LLC (Alliance), the GU operator, filed an application with the Division to establish the GU on June 6, 2017. Alliance’s address is 2533 N Carson St, Carson City, Nevada 89706.

The proposed expansion area covers approximately 7573 acres in three (3) State oil and gas leases including all or portions of the following lands:

Umiat Meridian, Alaska
T. 10 N., R. 11 E.,
     secs. 13, 14, 23, and 24.
T. 10 N., R. 12 E.,
     secs. 5 thru 8 and secs. 17 thru 20.

In accordance with 11 AAC 83.356, geological, geophysical, and engineering information were submitted in support of the application to form the GU. The application will be approved if consistent with 11 AAC 83.303 and other applicable statutes and regulations.

You may review the non-confidential portions of the application on the Division’s website http://dog.dnr.alaska.gov/Units/Units.htm, in-person at the Division’s office, or by writing to Division of Oil & Gas, Units Section, 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1100, Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3560. The Division charges a photocopy fee of $.25 per sheet, per 11 AAC 05.010(a)(16)(C).

Any person may file written comments on the application. Comments must be received by 4:30 p.m., Alaska Time, Monday, July 24, 2017 and should be mailed to the Division of Oil and Gas, attention Kevin Pike, Unit Manager, at the above address. You may also submit comments via email to DOG.Units@alaska.gov. The Division will consider all timely written comments and will evaluate the application based on the criteria in 11 AAC 83.303 and 83.356. Within 60 days after the close of the comment period, the Division will issue a written decision to approve or deny the application in accordance with 11 AAC 83.316. Individuals or groups of people with disabilities, who require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or services, or alternative communication formats, please contact Sean Clifton at (907) 296-8507, or TDD (907) 269-8411 (5 days before end of comment period).

This notice also appears on the State of Alaska website at http://dnr.alaska.gov/commis/pic/pubnotfrm.

Date first published in newspaper: June 20, 2017

Modification note: Alliance initially applied for the unit under the name of Hemi Springs, but on June 26, 2017, requested the name of the proposed unit be changed to Guitar. The substance of the application remains unchanged.