The Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas (Division) received a Miscellaneous Land Use Permit application on February 14, 2023, from SAExploration Seismic Services (US), LLC (SAE) requesting authorization to conduct a seismic survey in the Anchor Point Area.

Applicant: SAE

Project ID: MLUP 23-002

Location: State, Borough, and Private Lands and Cook Inlet waters.

Project Description:

The seismic survey would cover 4.2 square miles onshore and 1.2 square miles offshore within the Kenai Peninsula Borough. Autonomous nodal seismic recording equipment would be used to collect data in both environments. In the onshore environment, clearwater directional explosives would be used to determine the need for subsurface imaging. Clearwater sources would be placed at 55-foot intervals and conventional sources would be placed at 330-foot intervals and cover 1.8 square miles of the onshore environment. Data in the offshore environment would be captured by marine operations with tethered nodal devices.

The application package is available for review at the Division’s Permitting Section, 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1100, Anchorage, AK 99501 or online at http://dog.dnr.alaska.gov/Newsroom.

Please send comments by email to dog.permitting@alaska.gov, or by regular mail to the address above. All comments must be in writing. A copy of the final decision will be sent to any person who provides written comments. An eligible person affected by this decision may appeal or request the commissioner’s reconsideration in accordance with 11 AAC 02.

All comments must be received by the comment deadline: 4:30 pm, Alaska Standard Time, March 31, 2023.

The Department of Natural Resources complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. This notice will be made available in alternative communication formats upon request. Individuals with disabilities who may need auxiliary aids, services, or special modifications to participate may contact the address above or call 907-269-8411.