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1950 DEC 20 CC MIN - 481 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 °_5 26 DAVID ETTLESON. OVFICIAL COURT RKPORT[R - MUTUAL 7789 20 days, as soon as we are certain it is on commercial produc- tion, we will tear the derrick down and remove it completel . You will notice also in this resolution, I believe, that the type of pumping equipment to be used is to be electric. That will remove all the noise that will be made by any pumping that is done. There is practically no noise at all or no sound at all to an electric motor cranking this thing up and down. The next consideration, I think, that we should speak about is the matter of getting in and out of this property that we have a lease on. We intend fully to stay off of all city streets and use Imperial Highway exclusive- ly for entrance to the property:, make a horseshoe turn on our own property and have the trucks and all vehicular traffic come on back out Imperial Boulevard. We are negotiating for the necessary right -of -way and permission to do that. We are going to fence the property, lock it up, so that nobody can get in there unless it is an authorized workman. We don't want children around, we don't want pets around, and we are not going to allow them, and we don't want anybody else around, as far as that goes. I ran a nail through my foot about three weeks ago at our Long Beach well, and I know of the dangers near a well. The next thing I would like to call your attention to is this upper plat here. That is a copy of a plat that 1 t. 0 J, DAVID ETTLESON. OVFICIAL COURT RKPORT[R - MUTUAL 7789 20 days, as soon as we are certain it is on commercial produc- tion, we will tear the derrick down and remove it completel . You will notice also in this resolution, I believe, that the type of pumping equipment to be used is to be electric. That will remove all the noise that will be made by any pumping that is done. There is practically no noise at all or no sound at all to an electric motor cranking this thing up and down. The next consideration, I think, that we should speak about is the matter of getting in and out of this property that we have a lease on. We intend fully to stay off of all city streets and use Imperial Highway exclusive- ly for entrance to the property:, make a horseshoe turn on our own property and have the trucks and all vehicular traffic come on back out Imperial Boulevard. We are negotiating for the necessary right -of -way and permission to do that. We are going to fence the property, lock it up, so that nobody can get in there unless it is an authorized workman. We don't want children around, we don't want pets around, and we are not going to allow them, and we don't want anybody else around, as far as that goes. I ran a nail through my foot about three weeks ago at our Long Beach well, and I know of the dangers near a well. The next thing I would like to call your attention to is this upper plat here. That is a copy of a plat that 1 t. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 s 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1s 19 20 21 22 23 24 i 25 26 DAVID ETTLESON. OFFICIAL COURT RRPORT[R MUTUAL 7786 21 was prepared for the Planning Commission here in El Segundo. The color is our own. The color is just for matters of differentiation and distinction. All properties colored here are under lease to ourselves except one little piece and we have an option on it. (Indicating on map.) This piece of property fits right here and runs clear on up toward the Palisades and that is under lease to us, that is a subsurface lease. This belongs to the Title Insurance & Trust Company. These other pieces are individually owned by Loftus Land Company, the Stalker Estate, and by the Bank of America. The present well is located where you see this little dot right about here. The next well will go just slightly southwest of it. I would like to enter this map as an exhibit in evidence and leave it here for anybody to point out and talk about it tonight, if that is all right with you. MAYOR SELBY: Is there any objection? If not, it will be admitted in evidence and I will ask the Clerk to mark it as applicant's next exhibit in order. CITY CLERK McCARTHY: That will be marked as Applicant's Exhibit No. 4. ... Whereupon the map above referred to was marked as Applicant's Exhibit No. 4 and received in evidence ... MR. HUTCHINS: The plat that you see just under n J 1 2 3 4 6 6 7 s 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 16 17 18 19 20 21. 22 23 24 2> 26 DAVID ETTLESON, OFFICIAL COURT RIPORT[R - MUTUAL 7789 22 it is a plat showing the same properties here, but showing the house locations within this whole general area. This was prepared by an authorized engineer for the use and benefit of the Planning Commission of this City at the time they considered the applicant's application. I would like now, Mr. Chairman, to introduce this as one of our exhibits, so that it may be kept here for the duration of the meeting so that it may be referred to whenever necessary. MAYOR SELBY: Is there ariy objection, gentlemen? If not, it will be marked and received in evidence. CITY CLERK McCARTHY: It will be marked as Applicant's Exhibit No. 5 and received in evidence. ... Whereupon the map above referred to was mark as Applicant's Exhibit No. 5 and received in evidence ... MR. HUTCHINS: Now, by way of explanation, this line that you see here (referring to Applicant's Exhibit No. 4) is the outline of the proposed new Freeway, the. - location was obtained by Mr. Whitnall for use of the Planning Commission, and the information comes from the State Highway Department themselves, I am told. MR. WOODWORTH: Pardon me, when you say "this map," please identify the map for the record. MR. HUTCHINS: This is Applicant's Exhibit No. 4 MR. WOODWORTH: That is the one you just referrer to? U 101 L G 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 s 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1s 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 DAVID ETTLESON. OFFICIAL COURT R[IORT[R - MUTUAL 7789 23 MR. HUTCHINS: That is right. MR. WOODWORTH: It will thus show the Council which particular map you had in mind. ` MR. HUTCHINS: I'm sorry, that is right. I will repeat again that on Applicant's Exhibit No. 4 there is delineated the proposed new Coast Freeway that will go through E1 Segundo. The information for the location of that was obtained from the State Highway Commission for the use of the Planning Commission. I think I might say parenthetically at this point that information has come to me recently that this proposed highway is being moved up very considerably. Originally, it was in what we call the "Second Ten -Year Step Plan." It has been moved up where I understood that as soon as they get the remainder of the right -of -ways, which will be northerly of this parcel of land shown on Applicant's Exhibit No. 4 they propose immediately, then, to proceed with the construction of the plan. The other right -of -ways are being obtained, I know, because we have an interest in some of that land. I just mention that parenthetically to show that the thing is really hot as being considered for as immediate a development as soon as they can get the right -of -way. The next thing, I think, that we ought to talk about is why did we not drill the leases that were secured and obtained by the Pauley interests about seven years ago. J L 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 T- Now, that was the time when the first well was completed. As I mentioned previously, the first well was completed for approximately 800 barrels a day and when the liner collapse they redrilled it and subsequently completed it for about 39 barrels a day, and it is still working. The price of oil at that time was about 65 cents a barrel and the well was producing about 35 to 39 barrels a day. Production over the whole State was stepped up, above - ground storage was reaching an all -time high, so the boss called us in one day and said, "Well, there are nine leases over here and in order to drill them, we are going to have to buy some houses and take them out and drill, and we must figure out how much it is going to cost us." So we figured it would be about a million dollar to go ahead with that drilling campaign, so we finally said "Well, maybe the best thing we can do is to quitclaim the leases to the property owners." That, ladies and gentlemen explains the reasons that those wells were not drilled at that time. We have a very definite interest in leasing this property again along here (indicating on map.) I am referring again to Applicant's Exhibit No. 4, along the easterly edge of the properties we now have leased. I say that because it came to our attention that some of the people felt, "Well, you guys are going to use our property in E1 Segundo to whip -stock a well in the City of Los ., n 1 2 3 a s 6 7 s 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1s 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 ,), DAVID ETTLESON, OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER - MUTUAL 7789 25 Angeles, and what do we get out of it? Twenty -five dollar for a permit fee." I heartily agree with you and I hope that we can do something to work that out. My suggestion -- and "t was suggested to the Planning Commission -- is that if you folks are ready, we are ready to lease this property, which would be easterly of our present properties, as shown on Exhibit No. 4, so that we can drill from our properties under these properties and find out once and for all if there is any oil under those properties. Now, mind you, originally when we had those leases, the well foundations and the derricks were to have been put on the leases themselves that were scattered out. Some of you will remember that. The leases ran clear easterly to way beyond the top of the hill and clear down practically to the school. Our present plans would not cal for doing that type of drilling, and if we did it, it would be all down here in the same little gully. I am running my hand across this yellow portion here, again referring to Exhibit No. 4. I think that would help, and we certainly are ready to undertake the leasing campaign, but that depends a lot also on the people who own the property there. Our leases have been prepared, a summary has been prepared, and the leases will be strictly subsurface. There will be no entry on the surface of the land whatsoever. The well bore nffra" t -, llrin� n ..r}iila urith him. hA q.nirl . "T WTI s C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 s 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 1 1 z 2 211 2 2 2 2 r�.�►� . orennrrn MUTUAL 7789 UAV I LJ G 1 1 . - - 26 will come under the lease about 500 feet from the surface of the ground before it goes under. I mention that as another one of the plans that we would like to work out. Another one of the plans that we have in mind - is to completely surround ourselves up in here, as I mentioned before, with fences and everything else, and try to clean up the spot. Now, we have a landowner, as you know, by the name of Edward M. Loftus of the Loftus Land Company. Mr. Loftus had fully intended to be here tonight, but he is ill, his wife has just had a major operation, and he has been before the Public utilities Commission for five and one -half days with his problems of a water company he owns out toward Anaheim. But I was talking to Mr. Loftus today and I said "Mr. Loftus, it is about time for all of us to get together 7 and do something about that unsightly dump of yours down s there." And he started right out at me. And he said, 9 "Well, I'll tell you, Hutchins, for about twenty -seven v years the City of E1 Segundo has been using that property. 1 I haven't been paid a dime rent for it in twenty -seven year z and I can't do anything with it now. It is a big pile of 3 cans. They really ought to come along, pick them up, and 4 throw them out in the ocean or something." 5' After talking a while with him, he said, "I will 6 tell you what I will do. I always thought that the time ­I Vrnti to 'ni nn r3pn —I t nn,-' C 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 a 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1s 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 nOVln ETTLESON_ OFFICIAL COURT RKPORT[R - MUTUAL 7789 27 would come when we could get together or something." I have here, gentlemen, a letter addressed to myself, dated December 20, 1950, signed by the Loftus Land & Water Company, by Edward Loftus, President, and with your permission, I would like to enter it as evidence in this hearing and request the kindness of the City Clerk in reading it at this 'time. MAYOR SELBY: I would rather wait until we hear the letter before we decide upon whether or not to receive it in evidence. MR. HUTCHINS: All right. It is addressed to Mr. J. Barton Hutchins, 717 North Highland Avenue, Los Angeles 38, California, and reads as follows: "Dear Mr. Hutchins: This will confirm our conversation of this afternoon wherein we indicated that we will authorize you to discuss the problem of the non - combustible rubbish dump on our oil and gas lease at El Segundo. By this letter you are authorized to say that we will be guided by your recommendations and the results of your efforts in discussing this matter with the City Council, and you are further advised that we will back you up in any decision that may be arrived at. As we indicated to you, illness may precent my attending the Council meeting tonight, but if I can make it I shall be there. Will you kindly give my respects to the members of the City Council. ' You are authorized to also deposit one copy of this letter with the City Clerk for the record. . G 1 1 1 1� 1' V 1: 2a 21 22 23 24 25 26 4i1 DAVID ETTLFrnN n... ... —WAS i /am 1 Very truly yours, 2 L FTTJS LAND & WATER COMPANY 3 By: Edward M. Loftus, Pres."- 4 MAYOR SELBY: You have heard the letter,'gentle- 5 men. Have you any objection to its being admitted as 6 evidence? 7 COUNCILMAN PETERSON: It seems to me that that i 8 rather beyond the scope of the problem that is before us 9 this evening. .o MR. HUTCHINS: That is up to you gentlemen. What 1 I am doing, Mr. Mayor, is getting aQnsent to make the point 2 here that among other things we are trying to work out at 3 this present time, while we have Mr. Loftus in the mood, is A to settle this question about the dump down there amicably i and see if we can't get the thing straightened out once and for all through our efforts in working with both the Council of E1 Segundo and Mr. Loftus. COUNCILMAN PETERSON: Mr. Mayor, I don't think the matter just mentioned has anything to do with the question of the application for an oil well, which is the subject of the hearing this evening. I think that is a different matter altogether. I, myself, don't think it should be injected into this hearing. MR. HUTCHINS: That is perfectly all right with me, gentlemen. MAYOR SELBY: Any further comments on it? !1!G V V .LCl.i/ V U V .Lt!!!�3 11Q1'G UQ1 V1 "Q J/ V U O V V11G V J V u V Q11 0 e 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 s 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1s 19 20 21 22 23 r 24 25 26 COUNCILMAN THOMPSON: I agree with Mr. Peterson. I don't see where this has any bearing on the hearing at all. MR. HUTCHINS: It is perfectly all right with me I have the letter. My object in this was to make it possible, while we are in there, if we are there, to get the thing cleared up. I mean, I have heard 'round about town that it is pretty much of an eyesore. Secondly, from the standpoint of good housekeeping, if we did get in this we would want to clean it up ourselves. However, I certainly await the wishes of you gentlemen. I will withdraw it, then, gentlemen, and I will have it in my possession any time you wish to examine it. MAYOR SELBY: Thank you. MR. HUTCHINS: That about brings us down to one more thing that I would like to mention to you folks, and that is: that we certainly are prepared to do anything and everything we can to make this as easy an operation on the people of E1 Segundo and on the City and on ourselves as we can. If, at any time, you have any questions, tonight or any other time, we stand ready, willing, and I hope able to give you the answers, at least as far as we see them. I want to thank you again, gentlemen, for your kindness, and you ladies and gentlemen also, in allowing me to lay out our plans here before you so that you can shoot them full of holes. After all, as long as we hold s L