Venoco
Full Field Development
Proposed State Lease boundary extension
What's New
The California State Lands Commission has released the Draft EIR for the Venoco Full Field Development Project and is available on the CSLC website. Staff from the California State Lands Commission, the lead CEQA agency, and the City of Goleta and County of Santa Barbara, which are responsible agencies, will hold a public workshop on the project August 6, 2008. The City of Goleta has primary permit jurisdiction for the project as described in summary below:
Project Description
• Adjust State Lease PRC 3242.1
boundary eastward to allow development
of the South Ellwood Field from Platform
Holly
• Drill up to 40 new wells
• Oil production peak of 12,600 BPD
after 5 years
• Gas production peak of 20 MMSCFD
after 5 years
• Construct a new 10-mile onshore
pipeline from the EOF to the Plains
AAPL pipeline system at Las Flores Canyon
• Decommission and abandon Ellwood
Marine Terminal and offshore loading
facilities
• Safety and environmental upgrades
at EOF and new power generation plant
Project Status
• All agencies found the application complete
for processing. For more information
click on the following links:
Key Issues
• Extended lease boundary in
State Sanctuary Area
• Upgrades at EOF which is a legal
nonconforming use
• Removal of the last marine tanker
facility in County
• Reduced offsite impacts from EOF
• Extended project life to year 2040
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