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Molino
Restoration Project
What's New
- Ongoing inspection of drainage
structures and erosion control
- Oak monitoring
Past Activities
Project Development
- In 1997 Molino Energy Company received
approval to begin project development,
involving site preparation and sensitive
species mitigation.
- In March 1998 Molino installed temporary
skid-mounted production equipment and
erected a drilling rig at the site.
- Extensive drilling was conducted
on a single well until September 1998.
In November 1998 Molino determined
that the test well would not produce
commercial quantities of gas as drilled
and shut in the well and removed all
above-ground surface equipment from
the site.
- Since that date, no other development
activities have occurred at the site.
The project is undergoing full abandonment.
- A Demolition and Reclamation Permit
was issued in spring of 2006 to perform
the remaining maintenance and mitigation
for impacts to Gaviota tarplant and
native bunchgrass.
- A 14 acre conservation easement
was dedicated on the property to mitigate
for Gaviota tarplant and 600 native
bunchgrass plugs were planted at Arroyo
Hondo Preserve to mitigate for native
bunchgrass.
Molino Gas Project Change of Owner
and Operator
- In 1997 Harvest Oil and Gas acquired
a 40% participation interest
in the Molino Gas Project
- In 2000 Harvest became the 100%
working interest owner of the
project.
- In 2005, the landowner, Richard
Woodall Inc., became the new
owner and guarantor of the original
project permit, and is responsible
for all outstanding site maintenance
and CEQA mitigation remaining from
the project.
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