Rincon Onshore and Offshore Facilities
The Commission released the Draft Feasibility Study on March 17, 2022, for a 60-day review. The comment period for the Rincon Phase 2 Decommissioning Draft Feasibility Study is now closed. Responses to comments will be provided in the Final Feasibility Study,...
South Ellwood Project
Platform Holly/Piers 421/Venoco BankruptcyPlug and abandonment work on Platform Holly resumed in October 2021—528 days after the pandemic shut down this work. As an important milestone, well 3242-6 became the first well plugged to surface. Since then, nine of the 30...
Rincon Phase 2 Decommissioning Draft Feasibility Study
The Commission released the Draft Feasibility Study on March 17, 2022, for a 60-day review. The comment period for the Rincon Phase 2 Decommissioning Draft Feasibility Study is now closed. Responses to comments will be provided in the Final Feasibility Study,...
PRC 421 Decommissioning Project
– Final EIR (3/22)
Information on State Tidelands Oil & Gas Leases
Lease: 91Lessee: SoCal Holding, LLCOperator: SoCal Holding, LLCCounty: OrangeAssigned: June 19, 2014Field: Huntington BeachIssue Date: 05/21/1943Status: ProducingRoyalty Rate: Price-based sliding scale on oil (16.7% - 25%)Bonus: Bid factor 1.63Bond: $30 Million...
Virtual Town Hall scheduled regarding Platform Holly
On December 8, 2021, the Commission and the City of Goleta will host a virtual town hall from 6 – 8 p.m. to update the public about the work at Platform Holly.
Southern California Spill Response
The State has established a website for the oil spill response efforts associated with the spill offshore Orange County.
Public Notice – Removal of Soil from Pier Caissons Impacted by Crude Oil
The California State Lands Commission plans to decommission the pier structures known as Pier 421-1 and Pier 421-2. The piers formerly supported two oil wells in the surf zone south of the Sandpiper Golf Course in the City of Goleta.
Rincon Phase 2 Feasibility Study Planning Workshop
On Wednesday, June 23, from 5:30-7:00 p.m., the Commission will host a virtual workshop to provide a feasibility study update and gather public input, ideas, and comments regarding areas of concern and project alternatives.
Virtual Town Hall scheduled regarding Rincon Well Abandonment and Decommissioning Project
On April 7, 2021, the Commission will host a virtual Town Hall from 5:30–7:30 p.m. to update the public on milestones completed to date and an overview of the next steps in the Rincon decommissioning process.