Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Division of Oil and Gas
Public Notice of Application to Form the Greater Point Thomson Unit

The Department of Natural Resources gives notice under 11 AAC 83.311 of an application to form the Greater Point Thomson Unit (GPU) area. The proposed Greater Point Thomson Unit is located offshore the North Slope, along the Staines River and the ANWR border. Donkel Oil & Gas, LLC, the GPU Operator, filed an initial Application on behalf of itself with the Division of Oil and Gas on November 6, 2024. The Application was deemed complete on March 17, 2025. Donkel Oil & Gas LLC’s address is 1030 Weathered Wood Circle, Winter Springs, FL 32708.

Approval of the unit formation would not limit or diminish access to public lands or public or navigable waters beyond any limitations already contained in the individual oil and gas leases proposed to be included in the unit. Exploration and development of the proposed area would occur in accordance with an approved unit plan of exploration and development. The proposed GPU area covers 61,350.19 acres and includes all or portions of the following:

Umiat Meridian, Alaska

T. 08N., R.027 E., Sec.   6
T. 09N., R.024 E., Secs. 1 thru 3, 10 thru 14, and 23 & 24
T. 09N., R.025 E., Secs. 1 thru 15, 18, & 23 thru 25
T. 09N., R.026 E., Secs. 5 thru 9, 14 thru 23, & 26 thru 35
T. 10N., R.021 E., Secs. 1 thru 3, 10 thru 12, and 14 & 15
T. 10N., R.022 E., Secs. 1 thru 12
T. 10N., R.023 E., Secs. 1 thru 14
T. 10N., R.024 E., Secs. 2 thru 25 & 36
T. 10N., R.025 E., Secs. 7, 16 thru 23, & 25 thru 36
T. 10N., R.026 E., Sec.   31                                                                                                                  
T. 11N., R.021 E., Secs. 23 thru 26, and 35 & 36
T. 11N., R.022 E., Secs. 19 thru 21, & 25 thru 36
T. 11N., R.023 E., Secs. 27 thru 35

You may review the non-confidential portions of the application on the Division’s website at http://dog.dnr.alaska.gov/Library/, 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 05.030(a)(3)(A).

Any person may file written comments on the application. Comments must be received by 4:30 p.m., April 26, 2025, and should be mailed to the Division of Oil and Gas, attention Mark Villarreal, Unit Manager, at the above address, or emailed to DOG.Units@alaska.gov. The Department will consider all timely written comments and evaluate the application based on the criteria in 11 AAC 83.303 and 83.336(a)(2). After the close of the comment period, the Department will issue a written decision to approve or deny the unit formation application. Individuals or groups of people with disabilities, who require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or services, or alternative communication formats, please contact Mark Villarreal at (907) 269-8799, 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.

Published: March 23, 2025 - ADN & March 27, 2025 – Arctic Sounder