The Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas (Division) received a Unit Plan of Operations application on March 10, 2025, from Hilcorp Alaska, LLC (Hilcorp) requesting authorization to construct the Diamond Pad. The proposed project will be adjudicated under AS 38.05 and 11 AAC 83.346. The Division is providing public notice and an opportunity to comment.

Applicant: Hilcorp

Project ID: LOCI 25-001

Location: State land within the Susitna Flats Game Refuge

Project Description:

Hilcorp proposes to construct a new gravel pad, pig launching pad, access road, and pipeline within the Pretty Creek Unit on Oil and Gas Lease ADL 58810. The new gravel pad would measure 425 feet by 400 feet and connect to the existing local Beluga Road by a new gravel access road that would measure 40 feet by 832 feet. Hilcorp would also install a 1,232-foot-long buried six-inch pipeline along the new access road to tie into the existing pipeline system and construct a 40-foot by 60-foot gravel pig launching pad across the existing road from the proposed new pad. The project would begin in the spring of 2025 and would support natural gas development in Cook Inlet.

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 Daylight Time, April 28, 2025.

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.

Posted: March 28, 2025