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DocuSign Envelope ID:8AABB15D-EE30-4062-9251-02EDF4800D39 State of California•Natural Resources Agency Edmund G.Brown Jr.,Governor } Department of Conservation Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources Northern District-Sacramento 801 K Street•MS 1U5 Sacramento,CA 95814 (916)322-1110•FAX(916)445-3319•Dogdist6@conservation.ca.gov August 13, 2018 State Clearinghouse State.Clearinghouse(aogr.ca.gov PO Box 3044 Sacramento, CA 95812-3044 CEQA Project: SCH#2018072052 Lead Agency. San Joaquin County Community Development Department Project Title: Minor Subdivision Application PA-1800170 (MS) The Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (Division) possesses records regarding oil and gas wells drilled and operated in the State of California. (Cal. Public Res. Code, §§ 3215, 3126.) Based on the Division's records and expertise, the Division has undertaken review of the proposed Environmental Assessment for the proposed minor subdivision to merge two existing parcels, then subdivide the resultant 95.4-acre parcel into two 47.7 acre parcels in San Joaquin County, Assessor's Parcel No's 017-180-10, 017-260-17 boundary, to determine if oil or gas well(s) are in the vicinity of the proposed Project. The Division is a responsible agency. The Division provides the information below to facilitate the Lead agency's exercise of local land use authority regarding use of land where oil and gas wells are situated. In contrast, the Division does not possess local land use decision authority, but alternatively has authority for permitting any necessary work on any well in the State. (Cal. Public Res. Code, §§ 3106 and 3203.) The Division has conducted a records review but not on-site evaluations of any known gas wells located within the above referenced project boundary. The records review process consists of determining the possible location, last known operator, and abandonment status of any known well on the property by examining records previously submitted to the Division, and then comparing the abandonment status with current abandonment standards. In general, a well may be considered adequately abandoned when both the record review process and the on-site evaluation process reflect that steps have been taken to isolate all oil-bearing or gas-bearing strata encountered in the well, and to protect underground or surface water suitable for irrigation or farm or domestic purposes from the infiltration or addition of any detrimental substance, and to prevent damage to life, health, property, and other resources. (Cal. Public Res. Code, § 3208.) Division staff have reviewed the documents describing the proposed project area; One known gas well was drilled, and abandoned as a"dry-hole"within the proposed parcel subdivision area. It is in the center of San Joaquin County APN 017-180-10. In 1943, the well was abandoned, and approved by the Regulatory standards in existence at that time, but not by today's current standards. The enclosed map shows the known well located in the proposed area for subdivision.