727853_Patriot Resources_OG
Summary
SCH Number
2025101288
Public Agency
California Department of Conservation
(DOC)
Document Title
727853_Patriot Resources_OG
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/27/2025
Document Description
Well NLF O-23 API# 0411100241. Plug and abandon current wellbore, 0411100241-01. Plug lower half of well plugging off Zone III and IV in current wellbore. Sidetrack well at 2425'. Well is being drilled to the same depth as the existing well and completed in the same geological zone. Production capacity and purpose of the well will remain unchanged. . There will be no alteration of the current facilities and there will be no environment impact. The only stakeholder is Patriot Resources. The proposed project consists of the California Department of Conservation, Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM) approving a permit for Patriot Resources, LLC to sidetrack the well listed below, in the Tapo, North Oil Field.
API # Well Name
11100241 NLF 0-31
Contact Information
Name
Danielle Werking
Agency Name
Patriot Resources
Job Title
Senior Engineer
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Ventura
Regions
Northern California, Statewide
Township
04N
Range
18W
Section
35
Base
SB
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class I; CCR, Title 14, section 15301, Class II; CCR, Title section 15302, Class IV; CCR, Title 14, section 15304
Reasons for Exemption
The Project proposes no changes to the location or facilities. Nor will the Project impact the Environment or its flora and fauna. The Project is a simple sidetrack into presently permitted virgin reservoir. Class 1, Existing Facilities (14 CCR §§ 15301, 1684.1): 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 Department of Conservation Notice of Exemption that govern the operations, including statutory and regulatory provisions that protect public health, safety, and the environment. Class 2, Replacement or Reconstruction (14 CCR § 15302): 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. Class 4, Minor Alterations to Land (14 CCR §§ 15304, 1684.2): 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. Exceptions to Exemptions: CalGEM further finds that there are no exceptions to the application of the categorical exemptions (PRC § 21084; 14 CCR § 15300.2) referenced above. For example, there is no substantial evidence that there are any “unusual circumstances” associated with the proposed project that create a reasonable possibility that the activity will have a significant effect on the environment, and that there are no significant “cumulative impacts” resulting from successive projects of the same type in the same place. Therefore, reliance on the exemptions is appropriate. A copy of this NOE (as required by 14 CCR § 15062(a)) and all other related materials can be made available to the public by contacting the CalGEM Ventura office, located at 4820 McGrath St. ste 210 Ventura CA 93003; by calling (805) 937-7246; or an electronic copy of these documents may be requested by contacting District email at CalGEMNorthern@conservation.ca.gov.
County Clerk
Ventura
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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