Revisions to the Kern County Zoning Ordinance - 2015 (C), Focus on Oil and Gas Local Permitting CRC 028-0001

SCH Number: 2013081079
Lead Agency: Kern County
Document Title: Revisions to the Kern County Zoning Ordinance - 2015 (C), Focus on Oil and Gas Local Permitting CRC 028-0001
Document Type: NOD - Notice of Determination
Received: 5/15/2017

Document Description: The originally approved project consists of an amendment to Title 19 Kern County Zoning Ordinance (July 2012), with focus on Ch. 19.98 (Oil and Gas Production), to include new site development standards for all oil and gas exploration, extraction, operations, and production activities in unincorporated Kern County. DOGGR, as the Responsible Agency, will be issuing a permit for the proposed project activity, which consists of the following: CRC proposes to drill and hydraulically fracture the four subject wells as replacement producers in order to recover hydrocarbons from an area that is currently un-drained due to sanding events in the original producers. Fracture stimulation is needed to overcome poor permeability in the sands caused by excessive clays in the formation, as well as for sand control. The wells will be fracture stimulated in four to six stages, depending upon the pay encountered while drilling.

Contact Information: Jan Perez
Dept. of Conservation
801 K Street, MS 18-05
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-445-9686

Approving Agency: Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources
Approving Agency Role: Responsible Agency
Approved On: 5/12/2017
Final EIR Available Location: http://pcd.kerndsa.com/oil-gas-zoning-amendment

(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment: Yes
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: Yes
(2b) A Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project: Yes
(4) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project: Yes
(5) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: Yes