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The project involves the rework of an existing oil well, API #0402911087, known as 1-8D, located in the Buena Vista Hills Oilfield in Kern County, California, with the goal of restoring lost production through a sidetrack operation. The work is classified under CalGEM’s Group B rework exemptions as outlined in its December 2023 guidance document and is supported by CEQA categorical exemptions under Class 1 (Existing Facilities), Class 2 (Replacement/Reconstruction), and Class 4 (Minor Alterations to Land), ensuring no significant environmental impact or expansion of facility use. The operation is expected to last between seven and ten days and will occur entirely within the existing industrial pad footprint without new construction or land disturbance. The California Department of Conservation, Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM), serves as the lead regulatory authority responsible for permitting and environmental compliance, while California Resources Elk Hills, LLC, is the entity performing the work. No formal contract value, pricing structure, or financial terms are specified in the documentation, and no standard federal acquisition regulation clauses, contract types, payment terms, invoicing procedures, or procurement-specific representations have been identified. Performance occurs at the well site coordinates LAT: 35.16519547, LONG: -119.42860413, with acceptance verified on-site by CalGEM. Contact for administrative purposes is through CalGEMCentral@conservation.ca.gov or by phone at 661-322-4031, and no designated contracting officer, representative, or technical representative is named. No solicitation or contract number, amendment history, submission deadlines, proposal formatting requirements, or special conditions such as security clearances, option periods, or organizational conflict of interest provisions are included. The project is framed as a regulatory permitting action under state environmental law rather than a federal procurement contract, relying entirely on CEQA and CalGEM’s internal exemption framework for approval.