748558_Aera_UIC

Aera Energy LLC is proposing to rework one existing oil and gas well, identified as API 0402974287 (Well Name 487-12), located in the South Belridge Oil Field in Kern County, California. The project involves adding perforations and returning the well to injection to continue resource development. The scope of work includes remedial, maintenance, and conversion activities such as altering well casing, performing casing repairs, and installing or removing downhole production or injection equipment, cement plugs, bridge plugs, and packers to isolate specific intervals. The project is overseen by the California Department of Conservation, Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM). It has been granted a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Notice of Exemption based on classes 1, 2, and 4, as the work involves existing facilities and minor land alterations with negligible permanent effects on vegetation, water, air, or land. The project is situated at Latitude 35.5020446, Longitude -119.7612075, and adheres to regulatory standards including 14 CCR sections 1684.1, 1684.2, 15302, and 15304.