BLM: Natural gas project could generate $1 billion in state royalties

SALT LAKE CITY — One of the most signficant oil and gas development proposals in Uintah County — expected to generate as much as $1 billion in state royalties — is open for public review with the release of an environmental impact statement.Oil and gas development already supports about 9,200 jobs in the Uinta Basin, where the Greater Chapita Wells Natural Gas Infill Project is planned on 43,071 acres.The project would add to 1,247 oil and gas wells already drilled in the area,