707168_Crimson_UIC
Summary
SCH Number
2025060630
Public Agency
California Department of Conservation
(DOC)
Document Title
707168_Crimson_UIC
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/13/2025
Document Description
Crimson proposes to rework a total of 1 existing well in the existing and heavily developed Midway-Sunset Oil Field to continue oil and gas resources development. The proposed rework will consist of setting one (1) casing patch to cover the perforation at 1041', perforating per the attached program and returning the well to steam injection. The rework will take 1-2 days to complete during daylight hours. Existing lease roads will be utilized to access the well location. Modifications to roads and location are not required for this project. Modifications to existing service lines are not required for this project. Produced water will be utilized for rework operations and hauled in via vacuum truck to location. Temporary equipment such as a wireline unit, vacuum truck, fluid returns bins and various vehicles to transport personnel, materials to mobilize and demobilize equipment will be utilized. Self-contained toilets will be used for human waste. Toilet holding tanks will be serviced weekly or as needed and the contents thereof will be disposed of at an approved sewage disposal facility. Garbage that is generated will be stored in closed top containers and disposed of at a licensed facility.
The proposed project consists of the California Department of Conservation, Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM) approving 1 permit for Crimson to rework the well listed below, in the Midway-Sunset Oil Field.
API # Well Name
0403060419 110X-4BI
Contact Information
Name
Catherine Calantas
Agency Name
Department of Conservation
Job Title
Office Technician
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Steve Nixon
Agency Name
Crimson Resource Management Corp.
Job Title
Agent
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Kern
Regions
Southern California
Township
31S
Range
22E
Section
25
Base
MD
Other Location Info
Midway-Sunset
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1, Existing Facilities (14 CCR §§ 15301, 1684.1)
Reasons for Exemption
Class 1 consists of the “operation, repair, maintenance, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing previously.” This includes “remedial, maintenance, conversion, and abandonment work on oil, gas, injection, and geothermal wells involving the alteration of well casing, such as perforating and casing repair, removal, or replacement; installation or removal of downhole production or injection equipment, cement plugs, bridge plugs, and packers set to isolate production or injection intervals.” (14 CCR § 1684.1.) The proposed project would make minor alterations to the well(s), resulting in negligible expansion of use beyond that existing previously. The proposed project and related permit approval is consistent with the laws that govern the operations, including statutory and regulatory provisions that protect public health, safety, and the environment.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 2, Replacement or Reconstruction (14 CCR § 15302)
Reasons for Exemption
Class 2 consists of the “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[.]” (14 CCR § 15302.) The proposed project would reconstruct the casing and wellbore(s) of existing wells. The work would take place on the existing wellbore(s) and well pads. The proposed work involves negligible change in use of the wells. The proposed project and related permit approval is consistent with the laws that govern the operations, including statutory and regulatory provisions that protect public health, safety, and the environment.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4, Minor Alterations to Land (14 CCR §§ 15304, 1684.2)
Reasons for Exemption
Class 4 consists of “drilling operations that result only in minor alterations with negligible or no permanent effects to the existing condition of the land, water, air, and/or vegetation.” (14 CCR § 1684.2; see also 14 CCR § 15304.) The proposed project involves negligible or no vegetation removal, expansion of the existing well pads, and ground disturbance. Therefore, there would be no surface disturbance related activities that would significantly disturb the surrounding environment. The proposed project and related permit approval is consistent with the laws that govern the operations, including statutory and regulatory provisions that protect public health, safety, and the environment.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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