NEWS
DOGGR Develops a New Online Mapping Application
The California Department of Conservation, Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources has developed a new online mapping application called California Notices Received (CalNR). CalNR shows the locations of drill, rework and plugging and abandonment notices received by the Division in the last 365 days.
Click CalNR to view the new mapping application or go to the CalNR shortcut in the grey tool bar at the upper left of this web site.
USGS Publishes Report on Stratigraphic Data from Oil and Gas Wells in Cuyama Valley and Surrounding Areas
The USGS has published the report Digital Tabulation of Stratigraphic Data from Oil And Gas Wells in Cuyama Valley and Surrounding Areas, Central California. USGS Open-File Report 2013-1084 includes stratigraphic information from 391 oil and gas wells in the Cuyama Valley in areas located in the southeastern Coast Range and north of the western Transverse Range and surrounding areas. Knowledge of the location and elevation of stratigraphic tops of formations throughout the basin is a first step toward understanding depositional trends and the structural evolution of the basin through time, and helps in understanding the slip history and partitioning of slip on San Andreas and related faults.
The report is available online only in electronic format at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1084/.
2012 Preliminary Annual Report Released
(Posted 5/1/2013)
The 2012 Preliminary Annual Report of California Oil, Gas, and Geothermal production is now posted. Click here to view/download.
California map of oil and gas wells
(Posted 4/22/2013)
Click here to access a 2013 map displaying all of California's oil and gas wells. This and other maps can be seen on the GIS/Maps page.
Hydraulic Fracturing Draft Regulations – What Happens Next?
The California Department of Conservation and its Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources conducted five workshops in 2013 to hear public comments on the "discussion draft" of hydraulic fracturing regulations prior to the start of the formal rulemaking process. During 2012, seven workshops were held to gain public input on hydraulic fracturing. So, what happens next? All comments -- including those given orally or in writing at the workshops and those sent electronically via comment links on the Department and Division Web sites -- will be taken into consideration as the process of developing the first official draft of regulations moves forward. Once the next draft and the required supporting documents are complete, the Department will begin the formal rulemaking process. These next steps in the rulemaking process are expected to take several months, and the public can continue to submit comments during this time via the online links. There also will be an opportunity for public input during the formal rulemaking process.
Additional details about the many important requirements involved in the rulemaking process, please click here.
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Members of the public who wish to comment about the "discussion draft" of regulations are invited to email comments@conservation.ca.gov
If you wish to subscribe to a mailing list for information about the ongoing process of developing hydraulic fracturing regulations, click here.
DOGGR Responds to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Report on California's Class II Underground Injection Program
Under a Primacy Agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, DOGGR has oversight over Class II underground injection in California. The U.S. EPA in 2011 hired a consulting firm -- the Horsley Witten Group -- to review DOGGR's performance. In July 2011 U.S. EPA asked DOGGR to produce an action plan to address issues raised in the report. DOGGR has released its response to the U.S. EPA. The relevant documents are here:
(Posted 11/19/2012)
DOGGR Announces Updated MOU with Bureau of Land Management
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Division have updated the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on October 16, 2012. The purposes of the MOU are to delineate procedures for regulating oilfield operations where both the BLM and Division have jurisdictional authority, to streamline operations and to minimize duplication.
Click Here to see the MOU.
DOGGR Announces New Assessment Rate
(Posted 6/15/2012)
The Oil and Gas Assessment rate for fiscal year 2012-2013 is 14.06207 cents per barrel of oil or 10 Mcf of natural gas produced. This is a 1.39956 cent (10.53 percent) increase from the previous year. The increase is primarily due to an augmentation of the Division's regulatory resources, as well as administrative and technology support in combination with the expected decline in oil and gas production levels.