Baldwin 23 Rework
Summary
SCH Number
2026020003
Public Agency
California Department of Conservation
(DOC)
Document Title
Baldwin 23 Rework
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/2/2026
Document Description
The proposed project consists of the California Department of Conservation, Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM) approving 7 permits for Sentinel Peak Resources California LLC to rework the wells listed below, in the Montebello Oil Field.
Sentinel Peak Resources proposes to rework subject wells. The rework will consist of cutting and lowering the wellheads to grading for the ongoing Real Estate Development. The existing well pads and access roads are maintained free of vegetation. The project consists of minor site preparation, rework, and testing for each well. Temporary equipment needed for the project includes a backhoe, workover rig, pumps, water trucks, and vehicles to transport personnel, materials, mobilize and demobilize equipment, and transport waste. No permanent facilities will be constructed. No expansion of associated facilities will be required. Waste materials will be properly disposed of as non-hazardous or hazardous waste, as appropriate, at a facility licensed to accept the waste. This work is for the ongoing Real Estate development project, however, expansion of the associated facilities will not be necessary.
API#: 03712374 Well Name: Baldwin 23
API#: 03725095 Well Name: Baldwin 206
API#: 03725136 Well Name: Baldwin 223
API#: 03725142 Well Name: Baldwin 236
API#: 03725292 Well Name: Baldwin 238
API#: 03725142 Well Name: Baldwin 226
API#: 03725362 Well Name: Baldwin 253
Contact Information
Name
Jack Collender
Agency Name
Department of Conservation, Geological Energy Management Division
Job Title
Associate Oil and Gas Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Thomas Cruise
Agency Name
Sentinel Peak Resources California LLC
Job Title
Agent
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Township
2S
Range
12W
Section
1
Base
SB
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1, Existing Facilities (14 CCR §§ 15301, 1684.1)
Reasons for Exemption
The “Class 1” (14 CCR § 15301) exemption is applicable per the CEQA Guidelines and CalGEM’s regulations (14 CCR § 1684.1) because the proposed work consists of repair, maintenance, or minor alteration of an existing previously permitted well involving no expansion of former use. The Class includes, but is not limited to: remedial, maintenance, conversion, and abandonment work on oil, gas, injection, and geothermal wells. The well would maintain its existing well type and the use of the well would remain the same as before.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 2, Replacement or Reconstruction (14 CCR § 15302)
Reasons for Exemption
Class 2 applies because it consists of “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[.]” Examples of Class 2 include, but are not limited to, “Replacement or reconstruction of existing utility systems and/or facilities involving negligible or no expansion of capacity.” The proposed project is the rework, or replacement, of the existing wellbore which is needed to lower the wellhead in accordance with the Montebello Hills Specific Plan.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4, Minor Alterations to Land (14 CCR §§ 15304, 1684.2)
Reasons for Exemption
Class 4 exemption applies. The proposed project would be conducted entirely on an existing pad with enough space to contain all equipment. The project would not disturb any undisturbed areas. The proposed project is located within an existing oil field. Therefore, the proposed project “consists of operations that result in only minor alterations with negligible or no permanent effects to the existing condition of the land, water, air, and/or vegetation.” The rework would not expand the facility.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Classes 7 and 8, Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of Natural Resources and the Environment (14 CCR §§ 15307
Reasons for Exemption
Class 7 and Class 8 exemptions apply. The exemptions are for actions taken by regulatory agencies as authorized by law to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of a natural resource or the environment where the regulatory process involves procedures for the protection of the environment.” As demonstrated in the record, the proposed project involves remedial/rework operations to lower the wellhead in accordance with the Montebello Hills Specific Plan for protection of a natural resource and the environment.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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