HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 4031 1991-04-22
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RESOLUTION NUMBER
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEAL BEACH APPROVING A "PRELIMINARY
EXPLORATORY AREA" PERMIT TO DRILL/REDRILL A
NEW OIL WELL (N.W.S. NO.1) FROM THE SURFACE
LOCATION OF OIL WELL NO. 23 OF THE ALAMITOS
LEASE (BREf:TBURN)
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY RESOLVE:
WHEREAS, on December 19, 1990 Breitburn Energy Corporation
submitted an application to the City of Seal Beach for
a "Preliminary Exploratory Area" permit to
drill/redrill a new oil well (N.W.S. No.1) from the
surface location of Oil Well No. 23 of the Alamltos
Lease pursuant to Section 15A-15 of the Code of the
City of Seal Beach; and
WHEREAS, the new oil well will be identified as N.W.S. No.1;
and
WHEREAS, the subject property is located within the Seal Beach
Naval Weapons Station; north of Pacific Coast Highway
and east of Seal Beach Boulevard; and
WHEREAS, the site has been in continuous production for over 36
years and contains 26 existing wells broken down as
follows: 19 Oil Producing Wells, 2 Water Injection
Wells, 1 Well Proposed for Rework and 4 Shut-in Wells
Capable of Extraction; and
WHEREAS, the City of Seal Beach has prepared an initial
environmental study, pursuant to the guidelines of the
California Environmental Quality Act, which
demonstrates that the granting of a "Preliminary
Exploratory Area" permit, which allows the applicant to
operate the well for testing purposes for a maximum of
ninety (90) days, would not have a significant effect
on the environment provided the drilling operations
occurred outside of the least terns' and clapper rails
nesting seasons. Accordingly, staff prepared Negative
Declaration 4-91; and
WHEREAS, in response to the mailed notice of Negative
Declaration 4-91, staff received comment back from the
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, responsible agency for
the Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge, stating that
the drilling operations may take place during the
nesting season of the least tern and clapper rail
provided mitigation measures similar those utilized
during last year's re-drill are carried out; and
WHEREAS, during the review of the applicant's 1990 request,
staff raised concerns over the likelihood of subsidence
in conjunction with the extraction of oil from the
site. Staff has obtained a copy of the Department of
the Navy's 1988 "Subsidence Study - Seal Beach Naval
Weapons Station, Seal Beach California" (Attachment 0)
which indicates subsidence within the base over the
study period (1967-1987) has been primarily caused by
groundwater extraction. The Navy's study indicates
that since 1984, when two (2) groundwater wells were
taken out of service, the Alamitos Lease site has
rebounded at a rate of .10 inches per year; and
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City of Seal Beach
Resolution No. 4031
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all water produced on-site in conjunction with the
existing oil production activities (over 90% of the
total volume of liquids produced) is re-injected into
the ground; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on I
April 22, 1991 to discuss the proposed "Preliminary
Exploratory Area" permit.
WHEREAS
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Seal Beach as follows:
Section 1.
Section 2.
Section 3.
The City Council of the City of Seal Beach finds
that the approval of a "Preliminary Exploratory
Area" permit to drill/redrill a new oil well
(N.W.S. No.1) from the surface location of
existing oil well number 23 of the Alamitos Lease
will not have a significant effect on the
environment for the reasons stated, and on the
basis of the information contained, in the Initial
Environmental Study on file in the Office of the
City Clerk, attached hereto as Exhibit "A," and
included herein by this reference. Accordingly,
the City Council, pursuant to S210S0(c) of the
California Public Resources Code, adopts Negative
Declaration 2-90 on file in the Office of the City
Clerk, attached hereto as Exhibit liB," and
included herein by this reference.
The City Council of the City of Seal Beach,
pursuant to Section 15A-15 of the Code of the City
of Seal Beach, approves a "Preliminary Exploratory
Area" permit for the Alamitos Lease site allowing
the applicant to drill/redrill a new oil well
(N.W.S. No.1) from the surface location of Oil
Well No. 23 of the Alamitos Lease. Said permit
shall allow N.W.S. No. 1 to be put into
production, for testing purposes only, for a
maximum period of ninety days. At the conclusion
of the ninety day test period the applicant may
apply to the City for a "Final Exploratory Area"
permit pursuant to the guidelines set forth in
Section 15A-16 of the Code of the City of Seal
Beach.
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Approval of said "Preliminary Exploratory Area"
permit shall be subject to the following
conditions:
1. Drilling rig engines shall be modified to
reduce emissions in accordance with South
Coast Air Quality Management District
guidelines.
Rig engines shall be centrally located and
shut down when not required.
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3. All rig lighting shall be shielded to
maintain all lighting within the subject
property.
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AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
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4. All non-essential truck traffic shall be
restricted to daylight hours.
Upon completion of drilling activities
associated with this approval, the rig shall
be dismantled and the drill site restored to
its pre-drill condition.
6. The applicants shall convert all of the
existing well engines from natural gas
burning to electric motors.
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7. The applicants shall pay required Department
of Fish and Game fees with the Clerk of the
County of Orange in conjunction with the
adoption of Negative Declaration 4-91.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City
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, 1990, by the following vot :
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF ORANGE )
1, Joann. M. Y.n, City Cl.rk of th~:Y of S.al Beach,
California, do hereby certify that e foregoing resolution is an
original copy of Resolution Number j on file in the Office of
the C~ Cl~k, introduced at a me ting held on the ~ay of
LJ/)! , 1990, and passed, approved and a~~pt~ by the
City C ~ of the Ci f S~al Beach at a meeting thereof.held
on the ~day of 990, by the follow~ng
vote:
AYES:
Councilmember
NOES:
ABSENT:
and do hereby certify that Resolution No. ~ has been
published pursuant to the Seal B City Charter and Resolution
No. 2836.
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PROOF OF PUBLICATION
(2015.5 C.C.P.)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
County of Orange
I am a citizen of the United States
and a resident of the County afore-
said; I am over the age of eighteen
years, and not a party to or inter-
ested in the above-entitled matter.
I am the principal clerk of the printer
of the SEAL BEACH JOURNAL, a
newspaper of general circulation,
printed and published weeklv in the
City of Seal Beach. County of Orange
and which newspaper has been
adjudged a newspaper of general
circulation by the Superior Court of
the County of Orange, State of
California, under the date of 2/2417,5,
Case Number AB2583; that the notice
of which the annexed Is a printed
copy (set In type not smaller than
nonpareil), has been published In
each regular and entire Issue of said
newspaper and not In any supplement
thereof on the following dated, to-wit:
at! 1,~.1 J I
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all in the year 19.iL.
I certify (or declare) under penalty of
perjury that the foregoing Is true and
correct.
Dated at Seal Beach, California,
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PUBLICATION PROCESSED BY:
THE JOURNAL NEWSPAPERS
216 Main Street
P.O, Box 755
Seal Beach, CA 90740
(213)430-7555
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PUBLIC NOTICE/Public Hellring
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Area' perm~ lor the re-work (re-
, driB) of 011 well number 23 of the
PUBUC HEARING "AJemIlos Leese Ioc8IIld willlln the
I Seal Beach Navel Weepons S1a-
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the! _ lion . norIh of Pacific Coest High-
l1eatyCouncUoItheClyofSeeJ 'wey end Eest o(Seel Beach
Beach wll10Id a pubic I1eerIIg on', Boulevllll.
Monday, April 22, 1991 at 7:00
p.m. in the aty Council Charnb3rs,
. 211 Eighth Stree~ Seal Beach,
i CaJIfomia, to consider the following
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NOTICE OF
APPROVAL OF A
NEGATIVE DECLARATION
FOR THE PROPOSED
'PREUMINARY
EXPLORATORY AREA'
TO RE-WORK OIL WELL
NUMBER 23 OF THE
ALAMITOS LEASE
APPROVAL OF A
'PREUMINARY
EXPLORATORY AREA'
TO RE-WORK OIL W8.l
NUMBER 23 OF THE
ALAMITOS LEASE
The City 01 Seal Beach hereby
gives notice that pursuant to the
authority and criteria contained in
the Cafllomla Environmen1al Qua!.
tv Act and the Environmental
Impact Report guideRnes 01 the
aty of Seal Beach, stall has ana-
lyzed the request lor the es1abflsh.
, men! of a 'Preliminaly Exploratory
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Alter ravlewlng the Inlllal Study
and any applcable mllgaling mea-
sures lor the projecl, the s1aII has
delIlrmiled flat flls project wi' no!
have a aignificant effecl on the
envIJonmenl Accordingly, a NEG-
ATIVE DECLARATION has been
prepared.
A copy of all relevant malerial,
including 1he project specllications,
Initial Study and tile NEGATIVE
DECLARATION, Is on file In !he
ofIices of the SeeJ Beach Dewlop-
m8l1l ServIces Deparlmenl
At the above time and place all
InlIlrested persons may be heard W
so desired. If you challenge the
proposed actions In court, you may
be limited 10 raising only those
Issues you IX' someone else raised
at the public hearing described il
1IIis noIce, or In wrIIIIIn COIIllSpOII-
dence delIv8recf to lie ~ of SeeJ
Beach at, or prior to, the public
hearing.
Copies of 1I1e above-referenced
environmental documents are
. avallable lor review at City Hall,
, 211 Eighth Street and 1I1e Mary
Wilson LibrarY. 707 Electric
Avenue, SeeJ Beach, Carriomia.
DATED THIS 1st day of April,
1991.
, Joanne Yeo, City Clerk
I City 01 Seal Beach
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April 11 , 1991.
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