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Holmes Western Oil Corporation is seeking a new project approval letter from the California Department of Conservation, Geologic Energy Management Division for UIC project No. 150-00-0003 located in the Coalinga Oil Field, Fresno, California. The project involves the conversion of six existing oil and gas production wells into waterflood injection wells targeting the aquifer-exempted Miocene-aged Temblor Formation. This process includes an administrative well type change in WellSTAR to update the classifications of the six wells from oil and gas to injection. The project is exempt from full California Environmental Quality Act review under Class 1 and Class 4 categorical exemptions, following a procedural change resulting from the Sunflower Opinion. Because the conversions require no physical modifications to the wellbores or mechanical changes to the casing, no Notice of Intents will be submitted. All activities will occur on existing well pads accessible by existing roads, with no construction of new permanent facilities or expansion of associated infrastructure. The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board issued a No Objection letter regarding groundwater impacts on July 10, 2024, and the project was certified by Eva Owiita on November 19, 2025.

General Info

Holmes Western Oil converts six Coalinga wells to waterflood injection in Temblor Formation.

Agency

California Conservation, Department of

NAICS

541620 - Environmental Consulting ServicesView NAICS

Place of Performance

Coalinga, CA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

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NOE 419113_150-00-0003_HWOC_UIC California Environmental Quality Act Notice of Exemption

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PostedNov 21

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyCalifornia Conservation, Department of

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California Conservation, Department of

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Scott GrodewaldAgent

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+1 (555) 000-0000

Maggie HarringtonAssociate Governmental Program Analyst

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Full Description

This document is a reassessment following a procedural change as a result of the Sunflower Opinion. On September 6, 2024, the appellate court in Sunflower stated that CalGEM can use the Class 1 exemption (existing facilities) for new Project Approval Letters and conversions. Holmes Western Oil Corporation (the Operator) has submitted a new UIC project to convert six oil and gas production wells into waterflood injection wells. The new UIC application will cover the injection uses of the six newly converted injection wells. The proposed injectors would inject into the historically productive and aquifer-exempted Miocene-aged Temblor Formation. And the proposed new UIC application involves an Administrative Well Type Change in WellSTAR, updating six wells in total classifications from oil and gas to injection. The conversion will result in no physical modifications to the wellbore. Therefore, no Notice of Intents (NOIs) for all six proposed wells will be submitted. The proposed project consists of Holmes Western Oil Corporation seeking the issuance of one new project approval letter (PAL) by the California Department of Conservation, Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM) for UIC project No. 150-00-0003, located within the Coalinga Oil Field. The wells listed below would be associated with the UIC project. API #0401925041 Well Name: Sec 8 1-8 API #0401925259 Well Name: Sec 8 2-2 API #0401924865 Well Name: Sec 8 2-4 API #0401924866 Well Name: Sec 8 2-6 API #0401925040 Well Name: Sec 8 2-9 API #0401924686 Well Name: Sec 8 3-6