537508_Group_SPR_UIC
Summary
SCH Number
2025010622
Public Agency
California Department of Conservation
(DOC)
Document Title
537508_Group_SPR_UIC
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/21/2025
Document Description
SPR proposes to rework the existing wells located in the Cymric Oilfield. The wells will be completed in the same reservoir as the original wellbore. The completion design will be the same as the original wellbore.
The project will include:
• Plugging back the existing wellbore with cement
• Sidetracking to a similar depth as the existing wellbore
• Completing the sidetracked wellbore in the same reservoir as the original wellbore
The proposed project consists of the California Department of Conservation, Geologic
Energy Management Division (CalGEM) approving 21 permits for Sentinel Peak Resources California LLC to perform sidetrack work on the wells listed below, in the Cymric Oil Field.
API # Well Name
0403038118 McKittrick Front 539G
0403040240 McKittrick Front 547L
0403051894 McKittrick Front 6550
0403041193 McKittrick Front 6640
0403049992 Star Fee 4360
0403017305 Star Fee 534
0403051868 Star Fee 6250
0403030040 Star Fee 475L
0403049994 Star Fee 5240
0403041618 Star Fee 6260
0403030379 Star Fee 445Q
0403030383 Star Fee 445V
0403030151 Star Fee 463T
0403030150 Star Fee 469Q
0403042983 Star Fee 6610
0403051869 Star Fee 7360
0403046337 Star Fee 7510
0403063652 Star Fee C30-1
0403044160 McKittrick Front 5640
0403035142 Star Fee 414N
0403050037 Star Fee 6410
Contact Information
Name
Catherine Calantas
Agency Name
Department of Conservation
Job Title
Office Technician
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Kern
Regions
Southern California
Township
30S
Range
22E
Section
6
Base
MD
Other Location Info
Cymric
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1, Existing Facilities (14 CCR §§ 15301, 1684.1)
Reasons for Exemption
The “Class 1” (14 CCR § 15301) exemption is applicable per the CEQA Guidelines and CalGEM’s regulations (14 CCR § 1684.1) because the proposed work consists of repair, maintenance, or minor alteration of an existing previously permitted well involving no expansion of former use. The Class includes, but is not limited to: remedial, maintenance, conversion, and abandonment work on oil, gas, injection, and geothermal wells. The well would maintain its existing well type and the use of the well would remain the same as before.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 2, Replacement or Reconstruction (14 CCR § 15302)
Reasons for Exemption
Class 2 applies because it consists of “replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and facilities where the new structure will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced.” Examples of Class 2 include, but are not limited to, “Replacement or reconstruction of existing utility systems and/or facilities involving negligible or no expansion of capacity.” The proposed project is the sidetrack, or replacement, of the existing wellbore which is needed to replace lost production. The sidetracked well will be located on the same site and would have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the well did before the sidetrack. Additionally, no additional construction will occur.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4, Minor Alterations to Land (14 CCR §§ 15304, 1684.2)
Reasons for Exemption
Class 4 exemption applies. The proposed project would be conducted entirely on an existing pad with enough space to contain all equipment. The project would not disturb any undisturbed areas. The proposed project is located within an industrial area. Therefore, the proposed project “consists of drilling operations that result in only minor alterations with negligible or no permanent effects to the existing condition of the land, water, air, and/or vegetation.” The sidetrack would not expand the facility.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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