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Uintah County approves tax adjustment after sale of state-owned land; adds escaped taxes for Wildhorse Energy
Summary
Commissioners approved a $817.11 tax adjustment after a parcel sold by the Utah Department of Transportation and added $334.27 in escaped taxes for Wildhorse Energy Partners LLC covering 2021–2024.
At an Oct. 2025 meeting, the Uintah County Commission approved two assessor-recommended tax matters: an $817.11 adjustment for a parcel formerly owned by the Utah Department of Transportation and assessed escape taxes for a private energy firm covering multiple years.
The county auditor presented the adjustments and said the $817.11 modification applies to serial number 4574 after the property transferred from the Utah Department of Transportation to Kenneth Joe and Diana Batty on Feb. 7, 2025; the parcel will move from Tax District 50 to Tax District 2.
The assessor also asked the commission to add escaped property taxes for serial number 9695, owned by Wildhorse Energy Partners LLC. The assessor listed unpaid amounts of $62.03 for 2021, $101.72 for 2022, $87.60 for 2023 and $82.92 for 2024, totaling $334.27. The assessor explained the Utah State Tax Commission reported that the assessor’s office had been assessing production but not the land, requiring the office to add the land assessments and move the parcel from Tax District 401 to Tax District 1.
A commissioner moved to approve the adjustment and escape assessments as presented; the commission voted to approve the motion.
The commission’s approval implements the auditor’s and assessor’s corrections; the property owners affected were identified on the record. The county noted that owners whose appeals were dismissed during a separate Board of Equalization session do not retain state appeal options in those specific cases.
