763747_ Sentinel Peak Resources California LLC _Group_OG
Summary
SCH Number
2025120025
Public Agency
California Department of Conservation
(DOC)
Document Title
763747_ Sentinel Peak Resources California LLC _Group_OG
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/1/2025
Document Description
SPR proposes to rework 5 existing wells located in the Cymric Oilfield. The completion design will be the same as the original wellbore.
The project will include:
•Plugging back an existing perforation interval with cement
•Add additional perforations to existing perforated interval Work will require the following equipment:
•(1) Rig to pull/run tubing and lay the cement plug;
•(1) Bulk Truck and (1) Pump to plug back the existing wellbore; and
•(1) Wireline Truck to add perforations; and
All travel to/from the project location will occur on established roadways and no expansion is required. The speed limit while on SPR property is 15 mph. Dust is controlled via water trucks pursuant to SPR’s Dust Control Plan.
The project is estimated to take 2-3 days to complete with 10-hour per day operations from 6:00AM-5:00PM. The work will be completed in the Summer/Fall/Winter.
The proposed project consists of the California Department of Conservation, Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM) approving a permit for Sentinel Peak Resources California LLC to rework the well listed below, in the Cymric Oil Field, to address well integrity issues.
API # Well Name
0403065252 Star Fee F24-1
0403065256 Star Fee E24-1
0403066961 Star Fee E25-2
0403007372 Star Fee 45D
0403013917 Star Fee 457
Contact Information
Name
Catherine Calantas
Agency Name
Department of Conservation
Job Title
Office Technician
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Thomas Cruise
Agency Name
Sentinel Peak Resources California LLC
Job Title
Agent
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Kern
Regions
Southern California
Township
30S
Range
22E
Section
06
Base
MD
Other Location Info
Cymric
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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