Tethy's Exploration Well Project, West Bay Exploration Company
Summary
SCH Number
2025110538
Lead Agency
California Department of Conservation
(DOC)
Document Title
Tethy's Exploration Well Project, West Bay Exploration Company
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Exclusive Agriculture
Document Description
West Bay Exploration Company applied to CalGEM for a permit to drill one new exploratory well approximately 1,700 feet southeast of the Antelope Hills Oil Field administrative boundary and approximately 4,100 feet east of the McDonald Anticline Oil Field administrative boundary in Kern County, California. The proposed project includes the drilling of the one exploratory well, the creation of a new well pad, and the installation of temporary storage facilities, located on approximately 1.45 acres of undisturbed private land, for a total disturbance of less than 1.45 acres. The proposed project will be in unincorporated Kern County, California, approximately 43 miles west of Bakersfield and adjacent to the McDonald Anticline Oil Field and Antelope Hills Oil Field. The proposed well location will be in Section 8, Township 28 South, Range 20 East MDB&M on APN 085-120-20 (Lat: 35.503500 Long: -119.836180). The proposed project is not located on a site included on a list of hazardous material sites compiled pursuant to Government Code section 65962.5. (Cal. Code Regs., tit 14, § 15072, subd. (g)(5).)
Contact Information
Name
Christine Roybal
Agency Name
Department of Conservation, Geologic Energy Management Division
Job Title
Legal Analyst
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Patrick M. Gibson
Agency Name
West Bay Exploration Company
Job Title
Chief Operating Officer
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Name
Ethan Sarti
Agency Name
Envirotech Consultants
Job Title
Senior Environmental Specialist
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Unincorporated Area, Spicer City
Counties
Kern
Regions
Southern California, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Highway 33 and Lerdo Highway
Zip
93309
Total Acres
1.45
Jobs
36
Parcel #
085-120-20
State Highways
Highway 33; Lerdo Highway
Township
28S
Range
20E
Section
8
Base
MDB&M
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California San Joaquin River Conservancy (SJRC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance
Development Types
Industrial (Sq. Ft. 63162, Acres 1.45, Employees 36)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Archeological/Historical, Geologic/Seismic, Soil Erosion, Traffic/Circulation, Water Supply/Ground Water
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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