Evergreen wants core drilling treated as mining

Coalbed methane company submits core drilling operations plan designed to establish foundation for future core-drilling projects in south-central Alaska

Kristen Nelson

Petroleum News Editor-in-Chief

Evergreen Resources Alaska’s plans for mineral core hole drilling in the Matanuska-Susitna area are under review by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas and other state and local agencies. Evergreen said the plan of operations “is designed to establish a foundation for....

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Exemptions requested from mitigation measures

Five proposed core holes, two alternate sites

First site north of Palmer, rest near Parks Highway