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California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3 - Oil and Gas Leases, Exploration Permits, and Operating Requirements › Section 2119 - Diligence of Operation

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All wells capable of producing oil, gas or other petroleum
					 products in commercial quantities shall be operated continuously at the maximum
					 efficient rate of recovery as determined by recognized engineering standards
					 and in accordance with field production schedules acceptable to the Division of
					 State Lands, unless written authorization is otherwise
					 granted.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3 - Oil and Gas Leases, Exploration Permits, and Operating Requirements › Section 2120 - Conformance to Rules

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All offshore filled lands or piers or other structure or
					 structures constructed for operations on a state oil and gas lease and all
					 operations including drilling, whether from upland, littoral or offshore
					 locations, shall conform with the rules and regulations of the commission in
					 effect at the time of invitation for bids, in pursuance of which the lease may
					 be awarded, and with the conditions as specified in the bid-lease
					 form.
1. New
					 Sections 2120 through
					 2124 filed 5-28-58 as an emergency;
					 effective upon filing (Register 56, No. 10).
Note: Authority cited for Sections
						2120 through
						2124; Public Resources Code,
						Division VI, Sections
						6103,
						6105,
						6108,
						6216,
						6301,
						6873 and
						6873.1.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3 - Oil and Gas Leases, Exploration Permits, and Operating Requirements › Section 2121 - Suspension of Operations

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The lessee shall suspend any drilling and production
					 operations, except those which are corrective, protective, or mitigative,
					 immediately in the event of any disaster or of contamination or pollution
					 caused in any manner or resulting from operations under a lease. Such drilling
					 and production operations shall not be resumed until adequate corrective
					 measures have been taken and authorization of resumption of operations has been
					 made by the commission.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3 - Oil and Gas Leases, Exploration Permits, and Operating Requirements › Section 2122 - Lease Operation Offshore. For All Wells Drilled from Filled Land or Other Drill Sites or Structure or Structures Located Seaward of the Ordinary High Water Mark, Operations that May be Conducted Shall Conform with the Following

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(a)
				  The lessee shall remove the derrick from each well within sixty (60) days after
				  lessee has ceased making use of such derrick in its operations on and with
				  respect to such well.
(b) In the
				  discretion of the commission, all permanent operating sites shall be landscaped
				  with shrubbery, or fenced, so as to screen from public view as far as possible
				  the tanks, pumps or other permanent equipment.
Such landscaping and shrubbery, or fencing, are to be kept
					 in good condition.
(c) Oil,
				  tar, or other residuary products of oil, or any refuse of any kind from any
				  well or works, shall be disposed of on shore in a dumping area in conformance
				  with local regulatory requirements.
(d) Suitable and adequate sanitary toilet and
				  washing facilities shall be installed and maintained in a clean and sanitary
				  condition at all times for the use of lessee's personnel.
(e) All drilling and production operations
				  shall be conducted in such manner as to eliminate as far as practicable dust,
				  noise, vibration, or noxious odors.
(f) Pollution and contamination of the ocean
				  and tide lands and all impairment of and interference with bathing, fishing, or
				  navigation in the waters of the ocean or any bay or inlet thereof is
				  prohibited, and no oil, tar, residuary product of oil or any refuse of any kind
				  from any well or works shall be permitted to be deposited on or pass into the
				  waters of the ocean or any bay or inlet thereof.
(g) No permanent filled lands, piers,
				  platforms, or other fixed or floating structures in, on, or over the tide and
				  submerged lands covered by the lease or otherwise available to the lessee shall
				  be permitted to be constructed, used, maintained, or operated where service of
				  less than 20 wells is provided for, without specific authority by the
				  commission. Operating wells not meeting the foregoing requirement shall be
				  completed below such elevation as may be required in each case by the United
				  States, the State, or other competent authority, with the production piped
				  along or below the floor of the ocean to such receiving points as the
				  commission may determine or approve. For nonoperative wells the structures or
				  facilities used for their drilling shall be removed to the satisfaction of the
				  commission within ninety (90) days' time after such wells have been determined
				  to be nonoperative unless a longer period is approved by the
				  commission.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3 - Oil and Gas Leases, Exploration Permits, and Operating Requirements › Section 2123 - Lease Operations on Uplands

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For all wells drilled from an upland or littoral drillsite
					 landward of the ordinary high water mark, operations that may be conducted
					 shall conform with the following:
(a)
				  The lessee shall remove the derrick from each well within sixty (60) days after
				  lessee has ceased making use of such derrick in its operations on and with
				  respect to such well.
(b) In the
				  discretion of the commission, all permanent operating sites shall be landscaped
				  with shrubbery, or fenced, so as to screen from public view as far as possible
				  the tanks, pumps, or other permanent equipment. Such landscaping and shrubbery,
				  or fencing, are to be kept in good condition.
(c) All drilling and production operations
				  shall be conducted in such manner as to eliminate, as far as practicable, dust,
				  noise, vibration or noxious odors.
(d) Suitable and adequate sanitary toilet and
				  washing facilities shall be installed and maintained in a clean and sanitary
				  condition at all times for the use of lessee's personnel.
(e) No sign shall be constructed or erected,
				  maintained or placed on the premises except those required by law or ordinance
				  to be displayed in connection with the drilling or maintenance of the
				  well.
(f) Pollution and
				  contamination of the ocean and tide lands and all impairment of and
				  interference with bathing, fishing, or navigation in the waters of the ocean or
				  any bay or inlet thereof is prohibited; and no oil, tar, residuary product of
				  oil or any refuse of any kind from any well or works shall be permitted to be
				  deposited on or pass into the waters of the ocean or any bay or inlet
				  thereof.
(g) Oil, tar, or other
				  residuary products of oil, or any refuse of any kind from any well or works,
				  shall be disposed of onshore in a dumping area in conformance with local
				  regulatory requirements.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3 - Oil and Gas Leases, Exploration Permits, and Operating Requirements › Section 2124 - Surrender of Leased Premises

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Each lease shall provide that at the expiration of the
					 lease or sooner termination thereof the lessee shall surrender the premises
					 leased, with all permanent improvements thereon, in good order and condition,
					 or, at the option of the commission and as specified by the commission, the
					 lessee shall remove such structures, fixtures and other things as have been put
					 on the lease by the lessee, all removal costs to be borne by the lessee,
					 subject to the lessee's right to remove his equipment as provided in the
					 statutes. Notwithstanding any provision of these regulations, the lessee shall
					 have the right to remove any and all drilling and producing platforms and other
					 oil field development and producing equipment having a re-use or salvage
					 value.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.2 - Oil and Gas Drilling Regulations › Section 2125 - General Provisions

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(a)
				  This Article 3.2 pertains to oil and gas drilling operations on State oil and
				  gas leases located on State tide and submerged lands under the jurisdiction of
				  the State Lands Commission, and is applicable to operations conducted from
				  mobile rigs, fixed offshore structures and upland locations serving these
				  leases.
(b) In addition to
				  complying with Division 6 of the California Public Resources Code and with
				  Title 2, Division 3, Chapter 1 of the California Administrative Code, the
				  lessee shall comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, now or
				  hereafter promulgated, of the United States and of the State of California and
				  of any respective political subdivision thereof, including, but not limited to,
				  those of the Division of Oil and Gas, the Department of Fish and Game, the
				  Division of Industrial Safety, the State Water Resources Control Board, the
				  Regional Water Quality Control Boards, the California Coastal Commission, and
				  any respective successors thereto.
(c) All drilling operations conducted on
				  State oil and gas leases shall be carried on in a proper and workmanlike manner
				  in accordance with accepted good oilfield practice.
1. New
					 Article 3.2 (Sections
					 2125-2128) filed 6-13-80; effective
					 thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80, No. 24).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						6103,
						6108,
						6216,
						6301,
						and
						6873(d),
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						11152,
						Government Code. Reference: Sections
						6005,
						6216,
						6301,
						6871,
						6871.1,
						6873(d),
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.2 - Oil and Gas Drilling Regulations › Section 2126 - Definitions

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For purposes of this Article 3.2, the following definitions
					 shall apply:
(a) "Drilling operations"
				  include, but are not necessarily limited to, exploratory and development well
				  drilling, redrilling and deepening of a well and well abandonment.
(b) "Staff" shall mean the Executive Officer
				  or other duly authorized member of the staff of the State Lands
				  Commission.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						6103,
						6108,
						6216,
						6301
						and
						6873(d),
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						11152,
						Government Code. Reference: Sections
						6005,
						6216,
						6301,
						6871,
						6871.1,
						6873(d),
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.2 - Oil and Gas Drilling Regulations › Section 2127 - Administration

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(a) The Staff shall
				  administer this Article 3.2 and shall thereby seek to provide for the
				  prevention and elimination of any contamination or pollution of the ocean and
				  tidelands, for the prevention of waste, for the conservation of natural
				  resources, and for the protection of human health and safety and of
				  property.
(b) The Commission has
				  designed these regulations in as great detail as possible. However, the
				  Commission recognizes that situations may arise which are not specifically
				  covered by this Article 3.2 and that emergency situations may arise which will
				  require immediate decisions by the Staff. In such situations, the Executive
				  Officer or his designee may authorize or direct appropriate procedures to be
				  followed.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						6103,
						6108,
						6216,
						6301
						and
						6873(d),
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						11152,
						Government Code. Reference: Sections
						6005,
						6216,
						6301,
						6871,
						6871.1,
						6873(d),
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.2 - Oil and Gas Drilling Regulations › Section 2128 - Drilling Regulations

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(a)
				  General Provisions.
(1) All drilling for oil
				  and gas on State oil and gas leases shall be conducted in accordance with the
				  provisions of this Section
				  2128.
(2) Prior to the commencement of drilling
				  operations on any well, each well drilling proposal shall be approved by the
				  Staff.
(3) Prior to the
				  commencement of drilling operations on any well, the lessee shall obtain all
				  necessary permits and approvals required by all applicable laws and
				  regulations. The lessee shall file copies of those permits and approvals and
				  related documents with the State Lands Commission prior to the commencement of
				  drilling operations. The lessee shall abide by the terms of those permits and
				  approvals, including but not limited to, any required notifications prior to
				  the lessee's commencement of drilling operations.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.3 - Oil and Gas Production Regulations › Section 2129 - General Provisions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  This Article 3.3 pertains to oil and gas production operations on State oil and
				  gas leases located on State tide and submerged lands under the jurisdiction of
				  the State Lands Commission, and is applicable to operations conducted from
				  mobile rigs, fixed offshore structures and upland locations serving these
				  leases.
(b) In addition to
				  complying with Division 6 of the California Public Resources Code and with
				  Title 2, Division 3, Chapter 1 of the California Administrative Code, the
				  lessee shall comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the
				  United States and of the State of California and with any respective political
				  subdivision thereof, including, but not limited to, the Division of Oil and
				  Gas, the Department of Fish and Game, the Division of Industrial Safety, the
				  State Water Resources Control Board, and the Regional Water Quality Control
				  Boards, the California Coastal Commission, and any respective successor
				  thereto.
(c) All production
				  operations on State oil and gas leases shall be carried on in a proper and
				  workmanlike manner in accordance with accepted good oilfield
				  practice.
1. New
					 Article 3.3 (Sections
					 2129-2132) filed 6-13-80; effective
					 thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80, No. 24).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						6103,
						6108,
						6216,
						6301 and
						6873(d). Public
						Resources Code; and Section
						11152,
						Government Code. Reference: Sections
						6005,
						6216,
						6301,
						6871,
						6871.1,
						6873(d),
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.3 - Oil and Gas Production Regulations › Section 2130 - Definitions

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For the purposes of this Article 3.3 the following
					 definitions shall apply:
(a)
				  "Production operations" include but are not limited to well completion or
				  recompletion, remedial and well maintenance work, and production facility and
				  pipeline operation.
(b) "Staff"
				  shall mean the Executive Officer or other duly authorized member of the Staff
				  of the State Lands Commission.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						6103,
						6108,
						6216,
						6301
						and
						6873(d),
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						11152,
						Government Code. Reference: Sections
						6005,
						6216,
						6301,
						6871,
						6871.1,
						6873(d),
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.3 - Oil and Gas Production Regulations › Section 2131 - Administration

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(a) The Staff shall
				  administer this Article 3.3 and shall thereby provide for the prevention and
				  elimination of any contamination or pollution of the ocean and tidelands, for
				  the prevention of waste, for the conservation of natural resources, and for the
				  protection of human health, safety and property.
(b) The Commission has designed these
				  regulations in as great detail as possible. However, the Commission recognizes
				  that situations may arise which are not specifically covered by this Article
				  3.3 and that emergency situations may arise which will require immediate
				  decisions by the Staff. In such situations, the Executive Officer or his
				  designee may authorize appropriate procedures to be followed.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						6103,
						6108,
						6216,
						6301
						and
						6873(d),
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						11152,
						Government Code. Reference: Sections
						6005,
						6216,
						6301,
						6871,
						6871.1,
						6873(d),
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.4 - Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Operations: Pollution Control › Section 2133 - General Provisions

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(a)
				  This Article 3.4 pertains to oil and gas drilling and production operations on
				  State oil and gas leases located on State tide and submerged lands under the
				  jurisdiction of the State Lands Commission, and is applicable to operations
				  conducted from mobile rigs, fixed offshore structures and upland locations
				  serving these leases.
(b) In
				  addition to complying with Division 6 of the California Public Resources Code
				  and with Title 2, Division 3, Chapter 1 of the California Administrative Code,
				  the lessee shall comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations now or
				  hereafter promulgated of the United States of the State of California and of
				  any respective political subdivision thereof, including, but not limited to,
				  those of the Division of Oil and Gas, the Department of Fish and Game, the
				  Division of Industrial Safety, the State Water Resources Control Board, and the
				  Regional Water Quality Control Board, the California Coastal Commission, and
				  any respective successors thereto.
(c) All operations conducted on State oil and
				  gas leases shall be carried on in a proper and workmanlike manner in accordance
				  with accepted good oilfield practice.
1. New
					 Article 3.4 (Sections
					 2133-2142) filed 6-13-80; effective
					 thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80, No. 24).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						6103,
						6108,
						6216,
						6301,
						and
						6873(d),
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						11152,
						Government Code. Reference: Sections
						6005,
						6216,
						6301,
						6871,
						6871.1,
						6873(d),
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.4 - Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Operations: Pollution Control › Section 2134 - Definitions

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For purposes of this Article 3.4 the following definition
					 shall apply:
(a) "Staff" shall mean
				  the Executive Officer or other duly authorized member of the Staff of the State
				  Lands Commission.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						6103,
						6108,
						6216,
						6301,
						and
						6873(d),
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						11152,
						Government Code. Reference: Sections
						6005,
						6216,
						6301,
						6871,
						6871.1,
						6873(d),
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.4 - Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Operations: Pollution Control › Section 2135 - Administration

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The Staff shall
				  administer this Article 3.4 and shall thereby seek to provide for the
				  prevention and elimination of any contamination or pollution of the ocean and
				  tidelands, for the prevention of waste and for the conservation of natural
				  resources, and for the protection of human health and safety and of
				  property.
(b) The Commission has
				  designed these regulations in as great detail as possible. However, the
				  Commission recognizes that situations may arise which are not specifically
				  covered by this Article 3.4 and that emergency situations may arise which will
				  require immediate decisions by the Staff. In such situations, the Executive
				  Officer or his designee may authorize appropriate procedures to be
				  followed.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						6103,
						6108,
						6216,
						6301,
						and
						6873(d),
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						11152,
						Government Code. Reference: Sections
						6005,
						6216,
						6301,
						6871,
						6871.1,
						6873(d),
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.4 - Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Operations: Pollution Control › Section 2136 - Prohibition of Pollution

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(a)
				  Pollution and contamination of the ocean and tidelands and any impairment of or
				  interference with recreation, fishing, or navigation in the waters of the ocean
				  or any bay or any inlet thereof is prohibited; and no oil, tar, residuary
				  product of oil or any refuse of any kind from any well or facility that is
				  deleterious to marine life shall be permitted to be deposited on or pass into
				  the waters of the ocean or any bay or any inlet thereof.
(b) All drilling and production operations
				  shall be conducted in a manner that will eliminate, insofar as is practical,
				  any dust, noise, vibration, or noxious odors.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						6103,
						6108,
						6216,
						6301
						and
						6873(d),
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						11152,
						Government Code. Reference: Sections
						6005,
						6216,
						6301,
						6871,
						6871.1,
						6873(d),
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.4 - Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Operations: Pollution Control › Section 2137 - Suspension of Operations and Corrective Action

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A lessee shall suspend immediately any drilling and
					 production operations, except those which are corrective, protective, or
					 mitigative, in the event of any disaster of or contamination or pollution
					 caused in any manner or resulting from drilling and/or production operations
					 under its lease. Such drilling and/or production operations shall not be
					 resumed until adequate corrective measures have been taken and authorization
					 for resumption of such operations has been made by the Staff. Corrective
					 measures shall be taken immediately whenever pollution has
					 occurred.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						6103,
						6108,
						6216,
						6301
						and
						6873(d),
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						11152,
						Government Code. Reference: Sections
						6005,
						6216,
						6301,
						6871,
						6871.1,
						6873(d),
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.4 - Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Operations: Pollution Control › Section 2138 - Disposal of Drill Cuttings and Drilling Muds

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The lessee shall dispose of those drill cuttings and
					 drilling muds associated with drilling and production well work, in accordance
					 with regulations promulgated by the appropriate Regional Water Quality Control
					 Board. The method employed to dispose of the drill cuttings and drilling muds
					 shall be submitted to the Staff for approval along with the drilling mud
					 program that is required in Section
					 2128(d)(1).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						6103,
						6108,
						6216,
						6301
						and
						6873(d),
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						11152,
						Government Code. Reference: Sections
						6005,
						6216,
						6301,
						6871,
						6871.1,
						6873(d),
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.4 - Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Operations: Pollution Control › Section 2139 - Oil Spill Contingency Plan

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Each lessee shall prepare and maintain a current oil spill
					 contingency plan for initiating corrective action to control and recover oil
					 spilled in or on the ocean. The plan shall cover both minor and major oil
					 spills associated with lease drilling and production operations. The plan and
					 any subsequent revisions thereto shall be submitted for approval by the
					 Staff.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						6103,
						6108,
						6216,
						6301
						and
						6873(d),
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						11152,
						Government Code. Reference: Sections
						6005,
						6216,
						6301,
						6871,
						6871.1,
						6873(d),
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.4 - Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Operations: Pollution Control › Section 2141 - Critical Operations and Curtailment Plans

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The primary purpose of a Critical Operations and
					 Curtailment Plan is to provide additional precautionary measures to minimize
					 the likelihood of an oil spill incident occurring from offshore drilling and
					 production well work during (1) adverse weather and sea conditions when oil
					 spill containment and recovery equipment, material and techniques are not
					 effective and marine transportation is severely hampered; and (2) the time that
					 oil spill containment and recovery equipment, material, manpower, and
					 transportation thereof are not readily available to the site of
					 operation.
Certain operations performed in drilling and production
					 well work are more critical than others with respect to well control and
					 accidental discharge of oil and gas. This is particularly so when subsurface
					 forations are exposed in the well that are capable of flowing oil and gas to
					 the surface or when the well has been pressured by outside means. It is these
					 critical operations that should be ceased, limited or not commenced in order to
					 minimize the likelihood of an oil spill occurring during adverse weather and
					 sea conditions which could seriously impede both well control and oil cleanup
					 efforts.
The lessee shall file with the Staff, for its approval, a
					 Critical Operations and Curtailment Plan to be followed while conducting
					 drilling and/or production well work on the lease. A plan shall be filed for
					 each exploratory well as required in Section
					 2128(d)(2) in
					 order to accommodate different drilling rigs, circumstances and conditions. A
					 separate plan shall be filed for development drilling and production well work
					 on the lease. These plans shall contain the following:
(a) A descriptive list of the critical
				  drilling and production well work that is likely to be conducted on the lease,
				  such as:
(1) Drilling in close proximity to
				  another well.
(2) Drilling into a
				  known lost circulation zone or into a zone capable of flowing oil and/or
				  gas.
(3) Continuation of drilling
				  into zones that are suspected to be capable of flowing oil and/or gas or into
				  zones suspected to be abnormally pressured.
(4) If zones capable of flowing oil and/or
				  gas are exposed or suspected to be exposed in the well then the following are
				  considered to be critical operations:
(A)
				  Pulling out of the hole.
(B)
				  Fishing operations.
(C) Drill-Stem
				  testing.
(D) Wireline logging in
				  open hole.
(E) Running
				  casing.
(F) Cutting and recovering
				  casing.
(G) Perforating
				  casing.
(H) Well completion
				  work.
(I) Remedial well
				  work.
(J) Well
				  stimulation.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.4 - Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Operations: Pollution Control › Section 2142 - Pollution Reports

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) All
				  spills or leakage of oil and liquid pollutants originating from operations on
				  State oil and gas leases shall be reported orally without delay to the United
				  States Coast Guard and to the State Office of Emergency Services in Sacramento.
				  Subsequent to oral notification, a written report shall be filed with the State
				  Lands Commission, stating the source, cause, size of spill and the action
				  taken.
(b) Lessees shall report
				  orally to the three authorities indicated in Section
				  2142(a) any
				  pollution of unknown source or pollution unassociated with lease operations
				  that is observed on or in State waters.
(c) Lessees shall notify one another of
				  information regarding equipment malfunction or of information regarding
				  pollution resulting from another's operation.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						6103,
						6108,
						6216,
						6301
						and
						6873(d),
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						11152,
						Government Code. Reference: Sections
						6005,
						6216,
						6301,
						6871,
						6871.1,
						6873(d),
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.5 - Disposal of Royalty Oil, Gas or Other Hydrocarbons › Section 2150 - Purpose

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Whenever the Commission determines that it is in the best
					 interests of the State to take its royalty share of oil, gas, or other
					 hydrocarbons in kind, the Commission shall enter into agreements for the
					 disposition and sale of such oil, gas, or other hydrocarbons in accordance with
					 procedures set forth in this Article.
1. New
					 Article 3.5 (Sections
					 2150-2163) filed 7-5-73; effective
					 thirtieth day thereafter (Register 73, No. 27).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						6108
						and
						6815.1,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.5 - Disposal of Royalty Oil, Gas or Other Hydrocarbons › Section 2151 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
As used in this article unless otherwise specified:
(a) The term "royalty oil" includes oil, gas,
				  natural gasoline, other products extracted from gas, and all other
				  hydrocarbons.
(b) The term
				  "purchaser" means any person or corporation that has entered into a contract to
				  purchase royalty oil from the State.
(c) The term "lease" means oil and gas lease,
				  easement, or other agreement for the extraction of oil, gas, or other
				  hydrocarbons from lands owned by the State.
(d) The term "lessee" means holder of a
				  lease.
(e) The term "base price"
				  means, in relation to royalty oil, a price to be determined in accordance with
				  a standard to be adopted by the Commission for each contract to purchase
				  royalty oil and to be included in each such contract when it is adopted
				  pursuant to Section
				  2153. The standard to be adopted
				  shall relate, to the extent practical, to objective criteria and to data easily
				  ascertainable, such as posted prices or prices paid for products of like
				  quality, taking into account location, so that both the State and a purchaser
				  will be able to establish the base price with reasonable ease and accuracy.
				  Prices paid under any contract to purchase royalty oil pursuant to these rules
				  and regulations shall not, under any circumstances, be used in determining such
				  base price.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.5 - Disposal of Royalty Oil, Gas or Other Hydrocarbons › Section 2152 - Eligibility to Hold Sales Contracts

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A sales contract for royalty oil shall be issued only to
					 and held by:
(a) Persons or
				  associations of persons who are citizens of the United States or who have
				  declared their intention of becoming such, or who are citizens of any country,
				  dependency, colony, or province, the laws, customs, and regulations of which
				  permit the grant of similar or like privileges to citizens of the United
				  States.
(b) Any corporation or
				  corporations organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the
				  United States or of any state or territory thereof; or any corporation or
				  corporations 90 per cent or more of the shares of which are owned by persons
				  eligible to hold a lease or permit under subdivision (a) or (c) of this
				  section; or any corporation or corporations 90 per cent or more of the shares
				  of which are owned either by a corporation eligible to hold a lease or permit
				  hereunder, or by any combination of such eligible persons or corporations, or
				  both.
(c) Any alien person entitled
				  thereto by virtue of any treaty between the United States and the nation or
				  country of which the alien person is a citizen or subject.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.5 - Disposal of Royalty Oil, Gas or Other Hydrocarbons › Section 2153 - Selection of Royalty Oil

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Commission shall, in advance, select the lease or
					 leases from which royalty oil will be taken in kind and the particular
					 hydrocarbons to be taken, determine the increments, if any, in which such oil
					 will be sold, and adopt the bid-form, notice inviting bids, bid-proposal, and
					 the sales contract. The proposal shall remain on file in the Commissions'
					 Offices and shall contain the notice, bid-form, contract, copies of the lease
					 or leases involved, and pertinent production and lease data.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.5 - Disposal of Royalty Oil, Gas or Other Hydrocarbons › Section 2154 - Bid Factor

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Commission shall select for each sales contract, prior
					 to offering royalty oil for bid, one of the bid factors listed below:
(a) $__________ per barrel plus the base
				  price.
(b) __________% plus 100% of
				  the base price.
(c) $__________ per
				  barrel, provided that the purchaser shall at all times pay the bid price or the
				  base price plus a specified percent of the base price as determined by the
				  Commission, whichever is higher.
(d) $__________ bonus plus the base
				  price.
(e) $__________ per barrel
				  for a specified gravity with a gravity differential schedule as specified in
				  advance by the Commission, provided that the purchaser shall at all times pay
				  the bid price or the base price plus a specified percent of the base price as
				  determined by the Commission, whichever is higher.
The Commission may, in offering a sales contract, require a
					 minimum bid.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.5 - Disposal of Royalty Oil, Gas or Other Hydrocarbons › Section 2155 - Other Conditions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Any sales contract issued under the provisions of this
					 article shall contain such other covenants, conditions, requirements, and
					 reservations as may be deemed advisable by the Commission to protect the
					 interests of the State.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.5 - Disposal of Royalty Oil, Gas or Other Hydrocarbons › Section 2156 - Notice Inviting Bids

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Whenever the Commission elects to dispose of royalty oil by
					 competitive public bid, the Commission shall cause notice of intention to
					 receive bids to be published.
(a) The
				  notice shall identify the lease from which the oil is to be offered, the
				  proposed point of delivery, the time for receiving and opening bids, and
				  indicate that forms for bidding may be obtained at an office of the Commission.
				  Such notice shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general
				  circulation in the county in which the point of delivery is situated, and may
				  be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of
				  Los Angeles, or San Francisco, or Sacramento.
(b) At the time and place specified in the
				  notice, not earlier than fourteen (14) days after the last date of publication
				  the sealed bids shall be opened publicly and an award shall be made to the
				  highest responsible bidder unless, in the opinion o the Commission, the
				  acceptance of the highest qualified bid is not in the best interests of the
				  State, in which event the Commission may reject all bids. Thereupon new bids
				  may be called for or the Commission may refuse to call for new bids, or the
				  Commission may negotiate and enter into agreements for sale under terms and
				  conditions deemed to be in the best interests of the State. The Commission
				  reserves the right at any time to reject any and all bids or to cancel the
				  invitation to bid.
(c) At the time
				  of the bid award, the Commission shall direct the Executive Officer or his
				  agent to notify the lessee that the State intends to take royalty oil in kind
				  commencing on the date specified in the sales contract.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.5 - Disposal of Royalty Oil, Gas or Other Hydrocarbons › Section 2158 - Term

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Sales contracts for the disposition of royalty oil shall be
					 entered into for a term as determined y the Commission not to exceed five
					 years.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.5 - Disposal of Royalty Oil, Gas or Other Hydrocarbons › Section 2159 - Delivery Adjustments

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Lessee may make deliveries of royalty oil to purchaser on a
					 regular basis, and adjustments to deliveries, overages, or underages, including
					 quality considerations, will be made up by the last day of the following
					 calendar month.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.5 - Disposal of Royalty Oil, Gas or Other Hydrocarbons › Section 2160 - Delivery and Dehydration Costs

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The lessee, where so provided in the lease, shall be
					 reimbursed for the actual allowable cost of dehydration of the royalty share of
					 crude oil and, in the case of offshore leases, for the actual cost of delivery
					 of the royalty share of crude oil to onshore storage and transportation
					 facilities. Only those costs approved by the State in writing shall be allowed.
					 The Commission shall select, prior to the bid offer, one of the methods listed
					 below:
(a) The State shall reimburse
				  the lessee monthly for such costs upon submission of an invoice by the
				  lessee.
(b) The purchaser shall
				  monthly, or as designated by the State, reimburse the lessee for such costs.
				  Such costs may be deducted by the purchaser from the amounts to be submitted to
				  the State pursuant to the sales contract.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.5 - Disposal of Royalty Oil, Gas or Other Hydrocarbons › Section 2161 - Security

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Purchaser shall, at the time of the execution of the
					 contract, furnish and thereafter maintain in favor of the State a good and
					 sufficient bond or other such security in such sum as may be specified by the
					 State Lands Commission, guaranteeing faithful performance by the purchaser of
					 the terms, covenants, and conditions of the contract. Such bond or other such
					 security will be used to indemnify the State for all costs and damages,
					 including, but not limited to, damages caused by default of the purchaser of
					 royalty oil. The cost of the bond or other security shall be paid for by the
					 purchaser. The Commission may in its discretion reduce, eliminate, or reinstate
					 the security requirement during the term of the sales
					 contract.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.5 - Disposal of Royalty Oil, Gas or Other Hydrocarbons › Section 2162 - Disposition of Royalty Oil in the Event of Default

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
In the event purchaser fails to take the royalty oil as
					 provided by the contract, the Executive Officer or his designee is authorized
					 to dispose of the royalty oil in the most expeditious manner possible. All cost
					 incurred therein shall be deemed as a charge against the purchaser. Purchaser
					 shall be responsible to the State for the difference, if any, between the
					 amount of money received by the State in such disposition and the amount due
					 the State pursuant to the sales contract.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.5 - Disposal of Royalty Oil, Gas or Other Hydrocarbons › Section 2163 - Assignment of Contract

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Any sales contract issued under the provisions of this
					 article may be assigned, subject to approval by the Commission, to any person,
					 association of persons, or corporation who, at the time of the proposed
					 assignment, possesses the qualifications provided in this article. Any
					 assignment shall take effect as of the first day of the month following the
					 approval by the Commission and filing with the Commission of an executed
					 counterpart thereof, together with any bond and proof of qualification of the
					 assignee to take or hold such sales contract. Unless approved by the
					 Commission, no assignment shall be of any effect. Such assignment shall be made
					 upon the express condition that such assignment does not and shall not release
					 or relieve the Assignor from any obligation to the State under the terms of
					 said sales contract, and that the State may hold the Assignor liable for the
					 faithful performance of any and all obligation of the Purchaser under said
					 sales contract; and, further, that the Assignee shall be bound by the terms of
					 said sales contract to the same extent as if such Assignee were the original
					 Purchaser, any conditions in the assignment agreement to the contrary
					 notwithstanding.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.6 - Operation Manual & Emergency Planning › Section 2170 - General Provisions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
This Article 3.6 pertains to all exploration and production
					 oil and gas facilities on tide and submerged lands under the jurisdiction of
					 the State Lands Commission. For the purposes of this Article only, the term
					 "marine facility" shall not include terminals used exclusively for transferring
					 oil to or from vessels.
1. New
					 article 3.6 (sections
					 2170-2175) and new section filed
					 9-8-93; operative 10-8-93 (Register 93, No. 37).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						6103,
						6108,
						6216,
						6301,
						6873,
						8755,
						8756,
						and
						8758,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						6005,
						6216,
						6871,
						6871.1,
						6873,
						8755,
						8756
						and
						8758,
						Public Resources Code.