Oil pumping allowed
Santa Barbara County officials have notified Greka Oil & Gas Inc. that a stop- work order will be conditionally rescinded for the company’s UCAL facility, 6527 Dominion Road, near Santa Maria.
One other Greka production operation remains under a stop work order by the County Fire Department and Petroleum Unit: the Bradley 3 Island facility, 3851 Telephone Road, Santa Maria.
The Aug. 21 notice sent to Greka allows the company to resume pumping oil at the UCAL field provided the company notifies County Fire and Petroleum inspection staff 24 hours in advance of initiating start-up work and allows county staff to be present during the start-up operations of the UCAL facility.
