CC RESOLUTION 352A.090 3
RESOLUTION NO. 352
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING
TO WILLIAM C. McDUFFIE, AS TRUSTEE IN
PROCEEDINGS FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF
RICHFIELD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA,
PERMITS FOR THOSE CERTAIN OIL WELLS IN
SAID CITY DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS "EL
SEGUNDO NO. 2" AND "EL SEGUNDO.NO. 4 ".
WHEREAS, application has been made to the City
of E1 Segundo, California, by William C. McDuffie, as
Trustee in Proceedings for the Reorganization of Richfield
Oil Company of California, for permits for those two
certain oil wells within said City, hereinafter referred
to;
AND, WHEREAS, after consideration of the said
application, the City Council of said City is disposed to
grant same, subject to the terms and conditions, regula-
tions and requirements hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of
El Segundo, California, does resolve, declare and determine
as follows:
SECTION 1. That said William C. McDuffie, as
Trustee in Proceedings for the Reorganization of Richfield
Oil Company of California, is hereby licensed and permitted
to erect one derrick for the purpose of drilling for oil,
gas and /or other hydrocarbon substances, and also to in-
stall and operate the necessary drilling equipment therein
for the purpose of drilling a well for oil, gas or other
hydrocarbon substances, and also to install and operate the
necessary machinery and equipment for operating the said
well.
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SECTION 2. That said license or permit shall be
subject to all of the terms and conditions, requirements
and regulations set forth in the following form of permit
issued to the said licensee. The said form of permit is
as follows:
"PERMIT
THIS IS TO CERTIFY that William C. McDuffie, as
Trustee in Proceedings for the Reorganization of Richfield
Oil Company of California, under date of December 13, 1936,
by the legislative body of the City of E1 Segundo, County
of Los Angeles, State of California, was granted permission
to erect one derrick for the purpose of drilling for oil,
gas and /or other hydrocarbon substances, and also to in-
stall and operate the necessary drilling equipment therein
for the purpose of drilling a well for oil, gas or other
hydrocarbon substances, and also to install and operate
the necessary machinery and equipment for operating the
said well upon the following express terms and conditions,
each and every one of which must be observed and performed
promptly by the licensee (whenever the same become appli-
cable) in order to keep this permit in full and continuing
force and effect.
Said terms and conditions are as follows:
First: Said derrick and its appurtenant struc-
tures shall be erected on the following described real
property located in the City of E1 Segundo, County of Los
Angeles, State of California, to -wit:
The center line of said derrick to be located
990 feet East of and 330 feet South of the
Northeast corner of the South half of the
Northeast quarter of Section 18, T. 3 S.,
R. 14 W., S. B. B. & M., in the City of
E1 Segundo,
and the said well shall be known and is hereby designated
as "EL SEGUNDO #2 °.
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Second: Said licensee shall pay to the City of
E1 Segundo, California, the full amount of any license fee
which may now or hereafter be reasonably required under
the ordinances or laws of said City, or regulations of
the legislative body thereof, and which applies to or
has reference to any such derrick or well, and which said
license fee, if and when provided for, must continue to
be paid as long as drilling operations, drilling, mining,
pumping or other operations in and about said derrick or
well continue, including the production therefrom of oil,
gas or other hydrocarbon substance from a flowing well,
and as long as such derrick remains standing, and the
same shall be promptly paid as the same becomes due and
payable to said City. No fee or license fee paid, or any
part thereof, shall be refunded.
Third: Said derrick and /or any appurtenant
structure shall not be erected nearer than ten feet to the
nearest property line of any public street, avenue or high-
way, or nearer than twenty -five feet to any existing
dwelling, except upon the written permission of the owner
of such dwelling duly signed and filed with the building
Inspector of said City.
Fourth: Licensee agrees to furnish as drilling
progresses, a full, true and correct copy of the log of
said well for the use of said City in ascertaining the
possibilities for a municipal water supply within the
district, to a depth of not to exceed one thousand feet,
and thereafter said licensee shall, if requested, notify
said City of any water strata encountered and recorded by
it, and the depth thereof.
Fifth: The said licensee shall, on request of
the legislative body of said City, route all heavy materials
and heavy loads of materials brought to or from said well,
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over such streets as the said legislative body may direct;
provided, however, that such streets shall be appropriately
posted, at the expense of such City.
Sixth: That no abandoned oil derrick or derricks
used in connection with such well will be allowed to remain
upon the premises where same is located for a longer period
than ninety days after such abandonment.
Seventh: That upon abandonment of any well
drilled under this permit, the same shall be filled or
plugged according to good mining practice, the derrick re-
moved and the premises cleaned up and restored as nearly
as possible to their condition as they existed at the
tine of the granting of this permit.
Eighth: That the said licensee shall not will-
fully permit any water, oil or other hydrocarbon substance
to escape from said well or premises and flow in or upon
any of the public streets, lanes, ways, avenues or high-
ways of the said City of E1 Segundo, California, unless
by further permit in writing from the legislative body of
said City first had and obtained; provided, however, that
the licensee will pay to said City, immediately upon demand
therefor, the full amount of any and all damage which may
be occasioned to any of such streets, lanes, ways, avenues
or highways, by reason of a violation of the provisions of
this section whether such violation was willful, negligent
or otherwise.
Ninth: The licensee does hereby further agree
to erect at his own cost and expense, as such Trustee, such
embankments, sump holes and protection works, as may be
required in order to safeguard as far as reasonably possible,
the lives and property of persons in the vicinity.
Tenth: Said licensee further agrees to observe
and abide by all the laws of the State of California,
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relating to the subject of mining for oil, gas or other
hydrocarbon substances within said State, and also all
valid ordinances of the City of E1 Segundo, California,
relating thereto.
Eleventh: That the said licensee, the Trustee
above named, shall immediately at his own eost and expense
as such Trustee, cause to be completely repaired to the
satisfaction of the Street Superintendent of the City of
E1 Segundo, California, any and all damage to any public
street, avenue, lane, way, alley or place within the said
City which may be occasioned by him as such Trustee, or
by any of the agents or employees of said licensee, in or
by reason of the transportation of materials or supplies,
or equipment, or production, either to or from the said
derrick or well, or by reason of any overflow therefrom.
Said licensee shall also cooperate with the authorities
of said City of El Segundo, in the apprehension of any
other persons damaging public property, when delivering
materials, equipment, supplies or production, either to
or from the said well.
Twelfth: That the said licensee shall at all
times during the construction and operation of the said
well permit the Chief of Police of said City and his
officers, and the City Engineer of said City and /or his
authorized deputy, to enter upon the said premises and
into the said derrick at their own risk, se far as
licensee is concerned, and the said Chief of Police and
his officers, and the said City Engineer and his deputy,
shall have free and unmolested right to so enter
upon the said premises and into the said derrick and
structures appurtenant thereto, for the purpose of ascer-
taining whether or not all of the terms and conditions of
this permit are being observed and kept by said licensee.
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Thirteentht All of the terms and conditions
herein stated, in the opinion of the legislative body of
said City, are required for the purpose of protecting the
public peace, health, safety and welfare of the said City
of E1 Segundo, and particularly that portion of the public
residing in the vicinity of the proposed well herein re-
ferred to, and the licensee above named, by accepting this
permit and electing to operate under the same, hereby
acquiesces in the findings of the said legislative body
in such regard, and further agrees to each, all and every
one of the terms and conditions set forth in this permit
and promises and agrees to perform each and all of them
on his part, as such Trustee, to be kept and performed.
Fourteenth: This permit is not assignable
except by written consent of the legislative body of the
said City of E1 Segundo, California, first had and obtained,
or except to a subsidiary or parent corporation of the
licensee, but no such assignment shall operate to relieve
the licensee herein from any obligations imposed or created
herein without the consent of such legislative body first
had and obtained, nor shall any such assignment be operative
for any purpose unless and until such assignee shall have
filed its written acceptance of the terms and conditions
hereof.
Fifteenth: This permit lapses and becomes
automatically void unless the derrick to be erected hereunder
is so erected and completed within sixty days from date
hereof, unless a further extension of time within which to
complete the same is granted in writing by the legislative
body of said City.
Sixteenth: Nothing in this permit contained
shall be construed as limiting or abridging the power or
rights of the legislative body of said City to prescribe
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more or less stringent provisions in any future permit
which may be granted by said legislative body within said
City.
Seventeenth: Any notice to be given under the
provisions of this permit will be deemed sufficient if
deposited in the United States post office at either Los
Angeles, California, or E1 Segundo, California, postage
prepaid, addressed to the licensee or the City of E1 Segundo,
California, as the case may be, as follows:
City of E1 Segundo,
Care of City Clerk,
City Hall,
E1 Segundo, California;
and as to the licensee: -
William C. McDuffie, Trustee,
Richfield Oil Company of California,
555 South Flower Street,
Los Angeles, Californiag
The day of actual service as contemplated herein shall be
construed to be the day following that upon which such
notice is actually deposited in the post office.
Eighteenth: The City Council reserves the right
upon ten days notice to licensee of the breach of any of
the terms and /or conditions herein set forth, and the
failure of licensee to remedy any such breach within said
period, to cancel and revoke this permit forthwith and
without any liability therefor on the part of ad d City,
or any of its officers or agents.
Nineteenth: It is further agreed and made a
particular condition hereof that the said derrick will be
actually located and constructed, fully rigged and with
necessary appurtenances, boilers, engine, pipes, etc., re-
quired to efficiently operate same, within sixty days from
date hereof and that said well will be actually spudded in
within ninety days from date hereof, and that same will
be diligently and continuously operated thereafter, with
full crews, until sane is completed or finally abandoned.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this permit has been
issued to said licensee above named this day of
December, A. D., 1936, upon orders of the legislative body
of said City, expressed by resolution of said body,
heretofore adopted.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
(SEAL)
Building Inspector of the City
of E1 Segundo, California.
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E1 Segundo, California.
, 1936.
William C. McDuffie, as Trustee in Proceedings
for the Reorganization of Richfield Oil Company of Cali-
fornia, Licensee above named, does hereby consent to
all of the conditions, agreements, terms and requirements
set forth in the foregoing permit, does hereby agree to
same and does hereby further promise and agree to observe
and abide by the same and each and all of them on his part,
as such Trustee, to be kept and performed, and does hereby
positively state and declare that this consent and agree-
ment is supported by an adequate and valuable consideration
passing to him, as such Trustee, receipt of which is
hereby expressly acknowledged.
provisions.
form.
As Trustee in Proceedings for the
Reorganization of Richfield Oil
Company of California.
LICENSEE
The foregoing permit is approved by me as to
Mayor of e City of El Segundo,
California.
The foregoing permit is approved by me as to
City Attorney of e City of
El Segundo, California. m
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SECTION 3. That the said William C. McDuffie,
as Trustee in Proceedings for the Reorganization of
Richfield Oil Company of California, is hereby also
licensed and permitted to erect a second derrick for the
purpose of drilling for oil, gas and /or other hydrocarbon
substances, and also to install and operate the necessary
drilling equipment therein for the purpose of drilling a
well for oil, gas or other hydrocarbon substances, and
also to install and operate the necessary machinery and
equipment for operating the said well. That the said
license or permit shall be subject to the same terms,
conditions, requirements and regulations, set forth in the
form of permit hereinabove set forth in Section 2 of this
resolution, and shall be in the same form as said form of
permit hereinabove set forth in said Section 2, save and
except that subdivision "First" of the terms and conditions
as set forth in said above mentioned form of permit, shall
read as follows:
"First: Said derrick and its appurtenant struc-
tures shall be erected on the following described real
property located in the City of E1 Segundo, County of
Los Angeles, State of California, to -wit:
The center line of said derrick to be located
330 feet East of and 990 feet South of the
Northwest corner of the South half of the
Northeast quarter of Section 18, T. 3 S., R.
14 W., S.B.B. & M., in the City of E1 Segundo,
and the said well shall be known and is hereby designated
as "EL SEGUNDO #4 "."
SECTION 4. That the Building Inspector of the
City of E1 Segundo, California, is hereby authorized and
instructed to issue the said permits hereinabove referred
to, to said licensee, and the City Clerk of said City is
hereby authorized and instructed to attest the same and to
affix the official seal of said City thereto, upon receipt
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of duplicate copies of said forms of permits duly executed
on the part of said City and accepted in writing by William
C. McDuffie, as Trustee in Proceedings for the Reorganization
of Richfield Oil Company of California, the form of accept-
ance hereinabove set forth and which constitutes a part of
the consideration for the issuance of said permits.
SECTION 5. That the City Clerk shall certify to
the passage and adoption of this resolution; shall cause
the original of the same to be entered in the book of re-
solutions of said City, and shall make a minute of the
passage and adoption thereof in the records of the pro-
ceedings of the City Council of said City in the minutes
of the meeting at which the same is passed and adopted.
Passed, approved and adopted this 13th day of
December, A. D., 1936.
Mayor of the City of E1 Segundo,
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(SEAL)
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA, )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, ) SS.
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. )
I. Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk of the
City of E1 Segundo, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council of the said
City is five; that the foregoing resolution, being
Resolution No. 352, was duly passed and adopted by the
said City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor of
said City and attested by the City Clerk of said City,
all at a special meeting of the City Council held on the
13th day of December, A. D., 19369 and that the same was
so passed and adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Rosser, Love, Selby and
Mayor Binder;
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilmen None.
(SEAL)
El Segundo,
12,
fornia.