CC RESOLUTION 830r
RESOLUTION NO. 830
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING
TO STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA A
PERMIT FOR THAT CERTAIN OIL WELL IN SAID
CITY DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS "STANDARD
OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA GOUGH #19."
WHEREAS, application has been made to the City of
E1 Segundo, California, by STANDARD OIL CO14PANY OF CALIFORNIA,
for a permit for that certain oil well 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, regulations
and requirements hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of
E1 Segundo, California, does resolve, declare and determine
as follows:
SECTION 1. That the Standard 011 Company of
California, is hereby licensed and permitted to erect one
derrick for the purpose of drilling for oil, gas and /or other
hydrocarbon substanoes, 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.
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:
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"THIS IS TO CERTIFY, that STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF
CALIFORNIA, under date of May 22, 1946, 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 sub..
stances, 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 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 applicable) 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 structures
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:
From the S. W. Corner of Section 7 T. 3 S.,
R. 14 W, 710' Easterly along the South line
of Section 7; thence 2460' Northerly at right
angles,
and the said well shall be known and is hereby designated as
"STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA GOUGii #19."
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
of well continue, including the production therefrom of oil,
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gas or other hydrocarbon substances 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 highway, 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.
Fou h: Licensee agrees to furnish as drilling pro-
grasses, 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, over such streets
as the said legislative body may direct; provided, however, that
such streets shall be appropriately posted, at the expense of
said 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 removed and the premises cleaned up
and restored as nearly as possible to their condition as they
existed at the time of the granting of this permit.
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Eighth: That the said licensee shall not will.
fully permit any water, oil or other hydrocarbon substances to
escape from said well or premises and flow In or upon any of
the public streets, lanes, ways, avenues or highways, of the
said City of El 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 its own cost and expense 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, re-
lating to the subject of mining for oil, gas or other hydro -
earbon substances within said state, and also all valid
ordinances of the City of E1 Segundo, California, relating
thereto.
Eleventh: That the said licensee shall immediately
at its own cost and expense, 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 it or by any of its agents
or employees, 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 stall also cooperate
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with the authorities of said City of El Segundo, in the
apprehension of any other persons damaging public property,
upon 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, the City
Engineer of said city and /or his authorized deputy, and the
Chief of the Fire Department of said city and his duly author.
ized assistants, to enter upon the said premises and into the
said derrick at their own risk, so far as licensee is concerned,
and the said Chief of Police and his officers, the City Engineer
and his deputy and the Chief of the Fire Department and his
assistants, 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 ascertaining whether or
not all of the terms and conditions of this permit are being
observed and kept by said licensee.
Thirteenth: 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 referred 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 its part 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
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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 auto.
matically 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 whioh 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 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 La Habra,
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:
The City of E1 Segundo,
Care of City Clerk,
Post Office Box 67,
E1 Segundo, California;
and as to the licensee:
Standard Oil Company of California,
Box 397,
La Habra, California.
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.
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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 said city, or any of its
officers or agents.
Nineteenth: It is further agreed and made a particu..
lar condition hereof that the said derrick will be actually
located and constructed, fully rigged and with necessary
appurtenances, boilers, engine, pipes, etc., required 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 same
is completed or finally abandoned.
Twentieth: The derrick of the said well shall have
at all times eonspiouously displayed thereon in letters not
less than two inches in height, visible from two different
sides of such derrick, appropriate signs stating the name of
such well and the name of the permittee of such well.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this permit has been issued to
said licensee above named, this day of May, A. D., 1946s
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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El Segundo, California.
May , 1946
STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, 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 floes hereby further promise and agree
to observe and abide by the same and each and all of them on
its part to be kept and performed, and does hereby positively
state and declare that this consent and agreement is supported
by an adequate and valuable consideration passing to it, receipt
of which is hereby expressly acknowledged.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA
By:
Its
LICENSEE
The foregoing permit is approved by me as to provisions.
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yor of the City of El ado,
California.
The foregoing permit is approved by me as to form.
City Attorney of the My of
E1 Segundo, California. "
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SECTION 3. That the Building Inspector of the
City of E1 Segundo, California, to hereby authorized and
instructed to issue the said permit 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 of a
duplicate copy of said form of permit duly executed on the
part of said city and accepted in writing by Standard Oil
Company of California, in the form of acceptance hereinabove
set forth and which constitutes a part of the consideration
for the Issuance of said permit.
SECTION 4. 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 resolutions
of said city, and shall make a minute of the passage and
adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings 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 22nd day of
May, A. D., 1946.
Mayor of the City o 1 do,
California.
(SEAL)
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES,
CITY OF i ss,
EL SEGUNDO.
it Victor D, McCarth
of El S e8vnd Y, City Clerk of the City
o, California, do hereb
whole number of m Y certify that the
embers of the
city is fine; City Council of the said
City
the
Resolution No. g foregoing resolution, being
,30, was duly passed and adopted by the
said City Council, approved
said and signed by the Mayor of
city and attested by the City Clerk of said oily,
all at a regular meeting of the Bald
22nd day of May, A. D., 1946 Council held on the
passed ' and that the Game was Bo
and adopted by the following vote:
AYES Councilmen Baker
Peterson, Skelley, Thompson and
Mayor Selby;
NOES; Councilmen Nona;
ABSF,Th Councilmen None.
(SEAL)
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