Rincon Onshore and Offshore Facilities
On March 15, staff released a draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Rincon Decommissioning Project, with a 60-day public review and comment period. This is a major step in this significant decommissioning project and a milestone staff has been working toward...
Rincon Decommissioning Phases
Phase 1 Phase 1 is to plug and abandon the 75 State wells on the former leases and perform ancillary work necessary to leave the site in a safe condition pending determination of final site disposition. This includes 25 onshore wells and 50 island wells. Two...
Rincon Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the onshore site located relative to Rincon Island? The onshore site is located 1.3 miles east of Rincon Island, downcoast from Mussel Shoals, at 5750 W. Pacific Coast Highway, Ventura. A map of Rincon Island and the onshore site can be found here. What work...
Significant Legal Victory Holding Oil and Gas Company Accountable
On March 15, 2024, the Santa Barbara County Superior Court entered a Judgment in favor of the Commission in the matter of California State Lands Commission v. Signal Hill Service, Inc., et al., Case No. 19CV04295.
Rincon Phase 2 Decommissioning Project
– draft EIR (03/24) Comments due 05/15 by 5 p.m.
South Ellwood Project
The Commission recently removed the two enormous piers and caissons at Haskell’s Beach in the City of Goleta. These structures, built in the late 1920s as part of the Ellwood Oil Field, were the last oil piers in California.
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...
Quitclaimed Offshore Oil & Gas Lease Status Summary
Statusas of: Total Developedand Producing Developedand Non- Producing Undeveloped NumberQuitclaimed AverageProduction(barrels per day) QuitclaimedLeases NumberQuitclaimedto Date Jan 1965to Dec 1969 44 36 0 8 2 65,308 2198, 2205 2 Jan 1970to Dec 1974 58 38 2 18 3...
Terminated Offshore Oil & Gas Lease Summary
TerminationDate Lease Lessee Acres Staff Report Location 06/28/2019 4000 Carone 204 98 Santa Barbara Channel, Offshore Carpinteria 06/28/2019 7911 Carone 1,541 98 Carpinteria Offshore Oilfield, Southern portion of State Oil & Gas Lease 3150 06/28/2019 3133...
Cost Study on a Voluntary Relinquishment of State Offshore Oil and Gas Leases
The Commission prepared a preliminary cost study on the fiscal impact of voluntary relinquishments of existing offshore oil and gas leases.