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ERI 227903.1.10 Fortner Unocal Service Station 5098,Stockton,California January 8,1999 <br /> As of the date of this letter, neither ERI nor Unocal has received an approval of the Work Plan <br /> or the Addendum to the Work Plan. Based on the lack of receipt of an approved Work Plan, <br /> there is considerable uncertainty on behalf of ERI and Unocal regarding the location of a <br /> approved wells / borings on both the former Unocal property and the City of Stockton right-of- <br /> way. Please note that in the Addendum to the Work Plan ERI indicated the following: <br /> "Although the County has requested that Unocal initiate the <br /> field work by January 5, 1999, it appears that schedule may be <br /> difficult to keep. ERI will make every effort to comply with <br /> this schedule, however, actual field activity dates depend on <br /> approval of permits, access agreements, as well as availability <br /> of drillers and other subcontractors. In any event, the field <br /> work will commence as soon as possible. Permit applications <br /> and access agreements will be submitted immediately upon <br /> written approval of the Work Plan and this Addendum. ERI <br /> will implement the field work upon receipt of an access <br /> agreement from Unocal with existing property owners and <br /> approval of permits (i.e., drilling and encroachment permits). <br /> Every effort will be made to expedite implementation of field <br /> work." <br /> Despite the uncertainty, ERI has initiated the permit process without receiving approval of the <br /> Work Plan or the Addendum to the Work Plan from the County, in the hope of expediting the <br /> process. <br /> The well permits were submitted to the County during the week on January 4, 1999. Although <br /> the applications for encroachment permits were requested from Mr. Jason Ender during the <br /> week of December 14, 1998, the applications for permits were not received in ERI'S office <br /> until January 4, 1999. The completed encroachment permits and required notifications <br /> associated with the encroachment permits are anticipated to be mailed on January 8, 1999. <br /> As we discussed during our telephone conversation, neither ERI or Unocal can proceed to <br /> implement the scope of work proposed in the Work Plan and the Addendum to the Work Plan <br /> without the County's approval of both documents and the necessary encroachment permits, <br /> drilling permits, and access agreements with Stone Brothers. Therefore, ERI cannot commence <br /> drilling on Monday, January 11, 1999, and doing so would be considered illegal. <br /> Drilling is currently scheduled to commence during the week of January 18, 1999. You <br /> mentioned in our telephone conversation that since Monday, January 18, 1999 is an observed <br /> holiday for County employees, ERI will not be able to commence drilling until Tuesday, <br /> January 19, 1999 since the County wants to be present during drilling activities. ERI will make <br /> every effort to commence drilling on January 19, 1999, however, this is contingent upon <br /> approval of the Work Plan and the Addendum to the Work Plan, and obtaining the required <br /> permits / access agreements prior to mobilizing to the field. If any of these requirements are <br /> not satisfied by January 15, 1999, drilling will have to be postponed until a later date when all <br /> requirements have been satisfied and a driller can be rescheduled. <br /> 2 <br />