Venoco is in the oil business...I change the oil in my truck every 3000 miles or so.. see the relationship? We use oil that is provided by processing facilities...Venoco is one such facility...they have been in Carp a long time..on the Bluffs..the pier is a fixture, a landmark, and the seals like it! The question is should Venoco be allowed to slant drill for oil... from the Citizens for the Bluffs website: Venoco, the oil company that took over Chevron’s local oil and gas processing facility, is proposing an oil and gas development project that may create significant environmental impacts upon the Carpinteria Bluffs, the adjacent neighborhoods of Concha Loma and Arbol Verde, and the greater community of the Carpinteria Valley.Venoco is proposing, as the focus of their Paredon Project, to construct an oil drilling rig on their onshore site behind City Hall that will "slant drill" 35 oil wells. The purpose of these wells is to allow Venoco to tap into two offshore oil leases. According to Venoco, the drilling rig will have a maximum height of 140 to 175 feet. According to Venoco, the drilling operation will last approximately 4 years, but Venoco has also stated that "workover" drilling could occur throughout the life of the project, which they estimate will be "approximately" 14 years.
The folks who live near the Bluffs don't want this project due to problems it "may" create for their neighborhoods...I would agree if the oil operator was named GREKA..but Venoco is a good neighbor and sound operator, so I got no problem with them expanding the drilling..however, if they spill ONCE, shut them down...
The Bluffs people should be more concerned about the dogs that run free on the land and the attempts by City Hall to manicure the rough edges and trails that I love so well...and the city council needs to stop wasting money fighting the voter initiative!
oil and ag..the saving grace of Carpinteria...
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