Full Title: Hydraulic Fracturing Study: PXP Inglewood Oil Field
Author(s): Cardno Entrix
Publisher(s): Cardno Entrix
Publication Date: October 1, 2012
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Description (excerpt):
The Inglewood Oil Field was discovered in 1924 by Standard Oil, and encompasses an approximate 1,000-acre area of the Baldwin Hills of Los Angeles County (Figure ES-1). Plains Exploration & Production Company (PXP) has operated the oil field since December 2002.
In October 2008, the County of Los Angeles (County) approved the Baldwin Hills Community Standards District (CSD), creating a supplemental district to improve the compatibility of oil production with adjacent urban land use. A lawsuit was filed in late 2008 against the County and PXP challenging the validity of the CSD. The lawsuit was settled July 15, 2011. This Hydraulic Fracturing Study is the direct result of Term 13 of the Settlement.
This study draws on several sources, including sources in the peer-reviewed literature, the Inglewood Oil Field CSD, the 2008 Environmental Impact Report (EIR) conducted for the CSD, data and analyses provided by the contractor who conducted the recent hydraulic fracturing and high-rate gravel packing operations at the field, and from numerous contractors performing monitoring studies before, during, and after the recent hydraulic fracturing and high-rate gravel packing operations at the field.