Permits to Drill – CREH Buena Vista Hills 4 and 6 Development Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026010085
Lead Agency
California Department of Conservation
(DOC)
Document Title
Permits to Drill – CREH Buena Vista Hills 4 and 6 Development Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Limited Agriculture
Document Description
Permits to Drill – CREH Buena Vista Hills 4 and 6 Development Project by California Resources Elk Hills, LLC involves the development of associated oil well infrastructure (such as well pads, sumps, production pipelines, and electrical power lines) necessary to construct and produce 6 new wells, on the proposed sites within Buena Vista Hills on Federal land managed by Bureau of Land Management, for a total disturbance equal to 4.32 acres. The proposed project is in unincorporated Kern County, California, approximately one mile northwest of Taft, and within the Buena Vista Oil Field (Section 6 and 8, Township 32 South, Range 24 East). The proposed project is not located on a site included on a list of hazardous material sites compiled pursuant to Government Code § 65962.5 [Cal. Code Regs., tit 14 §15072(g)(5)].
Contact Information
Name
Chris Bacon
Agency Name
Department of Conservation CA Geologic Energy Management Division
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Dean Dusette
Agency Name
MRS Environmental, Inc.
Job Title
Consultant
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Name
Joseph Parra
Agency Name
California Resources Elk Hills, LLC
Job Title
Regulatory Advisor
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Taft
Counties
Kern
Regions
Southern California
Airports
Taft-Kern County Airport
Schools
Jefferson Elementary School
Township
32S
Range
24E
Section
6; 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 Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), 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 Drinking Water, District 12, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 19, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance
Development Types
Other (Oil and Gas Production)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils, Tribal Cultural Resources
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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