The City of Santa Clarita
REQUEST FOR PR OPOSAL
NEEDHAM RANCH OIL WELL S PLUG AND ABANDONMENT
CITY PROJECT NO. P2025
PROPOSAL# PPOS-24-25-P2025A
Response File for Driltek Inc.
Prepared for: City of Santa Clarita, California
Submitted July 11, 2025
Driltek Inc. – Response File for Proposal # PPOS-24-25-P2025A Page 2 of 4 Introduction
Driltek Inc. (“Driltek”) is a California-headquartered, interna Ɵonal petroleum engineering and decommissioning firm founded in 1989. Driltek has worked for hundreds of clients; from governmental agencies (local, state, and federal); and oil and gas majors and independents; to real estate developers and farmers. Over the past thirty-six years, Driltek has earned a reputa Ɵon for excep Ɵonal performance by designing and delivering complex oil and gas projects of superior quality, safely and at or below budget (cost and Ɵme). No other firm possesses more in-house engineering and opera Ɵonal talent or relevant experience execuƟng oil and gas decommissioning work, especially in California, than Driltek.
Driltek has directly permi Ʃed, project-managed and engineered the plugging and abandonment of thousands of wells in California, including well abandonment and surface restoraƟon work within the City of Santa Clarita on behalf of the California Department of Conserva Ɵon (“DOC”) Division of Geologic Energy Management Division (“CalGEM”). No other firm has performed more well abandonments for public enƟƟes in California than Driltek.
We are pleased to respond to the City of Santa Clarita’s Request for Proposal – PPOS-24-25-P2025A to abandon six oil and gas wells in the city. Driltek’s response generally follows the format included in the City’s Request for Proposal. The following secƟons describe the firm’s general approach to managing and execuƟng the proposed work, the major work scope el ements and their schedule, and the resources required to manage and execute the proposed work scope. Project schedules are based on weeks from receipt of a NoƟce to Proceed (“NTP”) from the city.
Scope of Work Approach
The proposed scope of work falls into four major categories: Project Planning and Permi ƫng, Abandonment ExecuƟon, Lease RestoraƟon, and Project Closure. All proposed work will be supervised and managed by Driltek, Inc. All proposed work will be performed by Driltek, Inc., Driltek Opera Ɵng, LLC, or Tiger Wireline Services.
A Driltek project manager (“PM”) will be assigned to provide coordinaƟon of resources to ensure the safe and e fficient execu Ɵon of the overall scope of work. This individual is ul Ɵmately responsible for the ulƟmate success of the project. The PM is the primar y interface between Driltek and the City as well as other stakeholders. The PM will meet weekly with the City to communicate project progress and forecasted acƟviƟes, and on an as needed basis to communicate unanƟcipated condiƟons and to support the City’s decision-making processes. Daily operaƟons reports will be provided that describe what work scope was completed and to es Ɵmate the cost of opera Ɵons for the respec Ɵve day (on a daily and cumulaƟve basis).
Each of the categories are discussed in more detail below. The total expected project duraƟon is 16 weeks subsequent to the receipt of the NTP .
Driltek Inc. – Response File for Proposal # PPOS-24-25-P2025A Page 3 of 4 Figure 1 - Needham Ranch High-Level Schedule
Project Planning and Permitting
The work executed under this category consists of four major e fforts: preparaƟon of well abandonment plans, idenƟficaƟon and communicaƟon of project-specific hazards, securement of necessary permits and approvals, and logisƟcs planning.
PreparaƟon of well abandonment plans consists of developing engineered plans to safely and completely abandon a well according to applicable regula Ɵon, submi ƫng these plans to CalGEM with a No Ɵce of Intent (“NOI”), and securing an approved NO I (or permit) from CalGEM to conduct opera Ɵons. These efforts are led by a Senior Project Engineer (“SPE”) under the direcƟon of the Project Manager.
Site specific hazards are idenƟfied and plans for miƟgaƟon developed and communicated in a Site-Specific Safety Plan (“SSP”) and an Emergency Response Plan (“ERP”) is developed. These are prepared and submiƩed by Driltek’s Surface Compliance Manager.
AddiƟonally, the Surface Compliance Manager secures all relevant City and County permits and approvals.
This may include the preparaƟon of materials management plans, air permiƫng, hot work and demoliƟon permits. The Driltek team reviews the plans and addresses any idenƟfied potenƟal issues surrounding the project execuƟon. Examples include equipment staging, material logisƟcs, and locaƟon security.
The deliverables from these acƟvi Ɵes are an approved, permi Ʃed, and executable well abandonment project. These plans are reviewed with the client prior to execuƟon.
This stage of work, from NTP to receipt of approved NOIs is expected to require five calendar weeks.
Abandonment Operations
The goal of this work is to abandon the wells described in the Scope of Work to current CalGEM standards given future use of the disturbed acreage as open space. The Project Engineer (“PE”) executes the abandonment plans under the direcƟon of the project manager. Equipment is staged and execuƟon of the approved abandonment plans begins. The PE provides technical direcƟon and assistance to the equipment crews, manages local logis Ɵcs, and calls for the required witnessing of certain opera Ɵons by CalGEM.
Driltek Inc. – Response File for Proposal # PPOS-24-25-P2025A Page 4 of 4 DeviaƟons from the work plan are elevated to the project manager for resolu Ɵon. The PE provides Daily OperaƟons Reports (“DOR”) to the client.
A single Driltek OperaƟng LLC abandonment rig and crew, supported by a variety of heavy equipment will perform the abandonments. Tiger Wireline will be uƟlized to support any required wireline or perforaƟon operaƟons.
For the City of Santa Clarita, it is anƟcipated that the Needham 2-2 well will be abandoned first to miƟgate weather related access concerns and minimize ma ƫng rental costs. Opera Ɵons will proceed to the Needham 2 and 3 wells. The final wells will be the York 1 and 2 and Needham 1 wells.
It is anƟcipated that abandonment operaƟons will take approximately nine calendar weeks to complete.
Lease Restoration
The goal of this work is to restore the lease per CalGEM regula Ɵon. A Lease Restora Ɵon Plan will be prepared as part of the planning phase of the project. In general, this work scope typically includes removal of the well cellars, cuƫng of the wellheads 5 -10’ below grade, welding a steel cap plate (with API number idenƟficaƟon) on each well, and professionally surveying then back filling the well loca Ɵons. All oil field related appurtenances and debris will be removed and the loca Ɵon restored to near a natural state as pracƟcal. The project does not contemplate road removal, recontouring, maƩ rentals or revegetaƟon. The work will be performed by Driltek/Driltek Opera Ɵng crews under the supervision of the Surface Compliance Manager who will call for CalGEM required witnessing of certain operaƟons.
The work will be performed in stages, following the progress of the abandonment work. It is anƟ cipated that the work will take approximately eight calendar weeks to complete.
Project Closure
The goal of this work is to secure final recogniƟon that the proposed scope of work is complete and that the York and Needham Ranch leases are restored per applicable CalGEM regula Ɵon. Well Histories and inspecƟon reports will be uploaded into CalGEM’s WellStar database. A leƩer from CalGEM indicaƟng the work has been completed will be obtained and provided to the city.
The work will be performed as work packages are completed and is expected to take six calendar weeks.
Selection and Qualification of Subcontractors
Driltek Inc. has extensive experience successfully execuƟng projects of similar scope with Driltek OperaƟng LLC (“DTOP”) and Tiger Wireline. DTOP and Tiger Wireline are currently providing suppor Ɵng services to Driltek Inc. on similar project scopes within the state of California, including ac Ɵve opera Ɵons in Los Angeles County. Both firms are technically sound and ac Ɵvely complying with Davis-Bacon and California state prevailing wage regulaƟons. As described above, DTOP will pr ovide all heavy-equipment and labor, and Tiger Wireline will provide all wireline perforaƟng acƟviƟes.
Resumes
Lane Linthicum – Project Manager
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LEADERSHIP AFFILIATIONS
Director, Pacific Petroleum Golf Association (PPGA) 2018 - present
EDUCATIO
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, Bachelor of Science, Petroleum Engineering 2009 Jeff Stewart – Senior Project Engineer
Robert Rheiner – Surface Compliance Manager
Select Supporting Personnel
Jacob Miller – Project Engineer
David W. Todd – Health, Safety and Environmental Director
Jim Fox – Senior Technical Advisor
Tim Spriet, P.E. – Senior Petroleum Engineering Advisor
Project Schedule