Rincon Island
The Commission and its contractors have completed 96 percent of onshore abandonments (26 of 27 wells, including two additional Hobson Fee wells) and 89 percent of offshore abandonments (43 of 50). Anticipated project completion is before June 30, 2021. Phase 1 - Well...
Platform Holly/Piers 421/Venoco Bankruptcy
Platform Holly and Piers 421 Update PRC 421-2 Topsoil Removal Pilot Program Final Abandonment of PRC 421-2 Well Update on Abandoned Offshore Oil & Gas Wells Goleta Oil Release Davis v. State of California Filed Objection Filed Motion to Dismiss Filed Brief in...
Virtual Town Hall scheduled regarding Platform Holly and Piers 421
On August 27, 2020, the Commission and the City of Goleta will host a virtual Town Hall from 6 – 8 p.m. to update the public about the plug and abandonment work at Platform Holly and Piers 421. We will also update the public about the upcoming CEQA process to remove...
Platform Holly and Piers 421 Update
The Commission and ExxonMobil are suspending plug and abandonment work on Platform Holly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
PRC 421-2 Topsoil Removal Pilot Program
The California State Lands Commission, in conjunction with contract engineering teams, will perform a +/- 9-day topsoil removal pilot program on the PRC 421-2 caisson (on Haskell’s Beach along the City of Goleta’s shoreline).
Legacy Wells Plug and Abandonment Engineering Consultant
The Commission has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ), RFQ 2019-013, entitled “Legacy Wells Plug and Abandonment Engineering Consultant”. The purpose of this RFQ is to initiate the process by which the Commission will contract with a firm with the appropriate...
Oil Pipeline Company to Pay more than $60 Million to Settle 2015 Refugio Oil Spill
Santa Barbara, Calif. – State officials announce a comprehensive civil settlement with Plains All American Pipeline resolving natural resource damages, penalties and response costs associated with a crude oil spill near Santa Barbara in May 2015. The spill from an underground pipeline owned by the company caused injury to natural resources including birds, marine mammals, shoreline and subtidal habitats, and required beaches to close to be closed to the public.
Platform Holly & Piers 421 Decommissioning Update & Town Hall Meeting
The Commission will host a community Town Hall from 6 – 8 p.m. on Thursday, November 7 at the Goleta City Hall regarding the plug and abandonment work at Platform Holly and Piers 421. We will also update the community about the upcoming CEQA process to remove two...
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...
Terminated Offshore Oil & Gas Lease Summary
Terminated Leaseas of: Lease Type Lease Number Lessee Acres Termination Date Staff Report Number Location Leases Terminated June 2019 Oil & Gas 4000 Carone 204 06/28/2019 98 Santa Barbara Channel, Offshore Carpinteria 1 June 2019 Oil & Gas 7911 Carone 1,541...