Legislative Reports

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Offshore Oil and Gas Operations Abandonment Report (SB 1147)

This report regarding the cost of decommissioning offshore oil operations in California was prepared in response to Senate Bill (SB)1147 (Hertzberg, Ch. 607, Statutes of 2018), which created Public Resources Code Section 3205.6 requiring the State Oil and Gas Supervisor of the Department of Conservation's California Geological Energy Management Division (CalGEM), in close consultation with the State Lands Commission, to estimate the costs necessary to decommission, plug, and abandon all oil and gas wells in state waters, and compare these estimated costs with current industry-provided financial surety levels.

Offshore Oil & Gas Operations Abandonment Report – January 31, 2022 (PDF)

Witnessing Report (SB 854)

This report satisfies the legislative report requirements of Senate Bill 854 (Ch. 51, Statutes of 2018), by providing information relating to operations that are required or authorized to be witnessed by the CalGEM.

Annual Report: Reporting Period: January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2022 (PDF)

Attachment 1 Legislative Report Data 2021 Shall Witness Remote Witnessed (excel spreadsheet download)
Attachment 2 Legislative Report Data 2022 Shall Witness Remote Witnessed (excel spreadsheet download)

Annual Report: Reporting period January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020 (PDF)

Annual Report: Reporting period January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019 (PDF)

Annual Report: Reporting period January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018 (PDF)

Idle Well Program Report (AB 2729)

This report satisfies the legislative report requirements of Assembly Bill 2729 (Williams, 2016). for the Idle Well Program.

Department of Conservation Idle Well Program Report
January 1, 2021-December 31, 2021 (PDF)

Department of Conservation Idle Well Program Report
January 1, 2020-December 31, 2020 (PDF)

2020 Appendix A-1 2019 Calendar Year Idle Well Inventory
2020 Appendix A-2 Idle Wells that Changed Status from Idle to Long-Term Idle Well
2020 Appendix A-3 Idle Wells that Changed Status from Idle to Plugged
2020 Appendix A-4 Idle Wells that Changed Status from Idle to Active
2020 Appendix A-5 Operators with 2020 IWMPs & Current Status
2020 Appendix A-6 Idle Wells Declared to be Orphan
2020 Appendix A-7 Idle Wells Determined to be Deserted or Potentially Deserted
2020 Appendix A-8 Public Resources Code section 3206
2020 Appendix A-9 Public Resources Code section 3237

Department of Conservation Idle Well Program Report
January 1, 2019-December 31, 2019 (PDF)

Department of Conservation Idle Well Program Report
January 1, 2018−December 31, 2018 (HTML)
January 1, 2018−December 31, 2018 (PDF)

Underground Injection Control Reports (SB 855, SB 83, SB 1493)

These reports satisfy the legislative report requirements of Senate Bill 855 (2010), Senate Bill 83 (Ch. 24, Statutes of 2015) and Senate Bill 1493 (Ch. 742, Statutes of 2018), by providing permitting and program assessment information for the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program.

UIC Report: Reporting Period: April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023 (PDF)

UIC Report: Reporting period April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 (PDF)

UIC Report: Reporting period April 1, 2020 - March 31, 2021 (PDF)

UIC Report: Reporting period April 1, 2019 - March 31, 2020 (PDF)

UIC Report: Reporting period October 1, 2018 - March 31, 2019 (PDF)

UIC Report: Reporting period April 1, 2018 - September 30, 2018 (PDF)

UIC Report: Reporting period October 1, 2017 - March 30, 2018 (PDF)

UIC Report: Reporting period 2011-2014 (PDF)

Well Stimulation Treatment Annual Report (SB 4)

The Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM, formerly DOGGR) submits annual reports on its Well Stimulation Treatment (WST) regulatory program, as required under Senate Bill 4 (Pavley, 2013), to the state Legislature.