Public Notice

Department of Energy and

Natural Resources

Office of Conservation

Injection & Mining Division

Charm Louisiana, LLC

Class V Experimental Bio-oil Injection Well

Evangeline Parish

Docket No. IMD 2025-05

Application No. 45278

Pursuant to provisions of the laws of the State of Louisiana and particularly Title 30 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 as amended, provisions of Statewide Order No. 29-N-1 and Statewide Order No. 29-B, notice is hereby given that the Injection & Mining Division has prepared a Draft Permit for the application referenced below and that the Commissioner of Conservation will conduct a public hearing to solicit comments on the Draft Permit. The hearing will be held on the 2nd Floor of the Evangeline Parish Courthouse at 200 Court Street, Suite 207, Ville Platte, LA 70586 at 6:00 pm on July 17th, 2025.

At such hearing, the commissioner or his designated representative will give any interested person the opportunity to present testimony, facts, or oral or written comments relative to the Draft Permit prepared in response to an application by:

Charm Louisiana, LLC

440 North Barranca Ave. #1637

Covina, CA 91723

Charm Louisiana, LLC has applied to the Office of Conservation, Injection and Mining Division for a permit to convert a Class II Saltwater Disposal Well into a Class V Experimental Bio-oil Injection Well in Section 06, Township 02 South, Range 02 East, of Evangeline Parish. The facility will be located at 4675 Louisiana Hwy 115, St. Landry, LA 71367. The proposed well will be identified as Basco 6 EW Well No. 001 and will be used to inject non-hazardous bio-oil into the subsurface. The well was originally drilled to a depth of 3,727 feet below Kelly Bushing (KB). The base of the lowermost underground source of drinking water (USDW) at this location occurs at an approximate depth of 1,170 feet below ground level (BGL).

A copy of the Draft Permit, fact sheet, or other information concerning the application may be obtained by writing to Taylor Garcia, Office of Conservation, Injection & Mining Division, 617 North 3rd Street, 9th Floor, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 or by calling (225) 342-0478. The Draft Permit and fact sheet are also available for inspection between 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday in the Injection & Mining Division Office, Rm. 817, of the LaSalle Building, 617 North 3rd Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802. In addition, the application package is available at the Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources, Injection & Mining Division webpage.

In accordance with Act 393 of the 2023 Louisiana Regular Section, accommodations will be provided upon request to people with disabilities in order to access this public hearing. To request an accommodation for this hearing, please contact Maranda Rispone at 225-342-9088 or DNR-HumanResources@la.gov.

During this public hearing, the hearing officer will only receive comments. The Office of Conservation will respond to all relevant comments in a written report after the conclusion of the public comment period.

Interested parties may submit written comments on the application. Written comments concerning the application must be received by the Office of Conservation no later than 4:30 P.M., July 18th, 2025. Submit all comments to: Taylor Garcia, Office of Conservation, Injection & Mining Division, 617 North 3rd Street, Ninth Floor, Baton Rouge, LA 70802. Comments may also be e-mailed to info@la.gov. Please reference: Charm Louisiana, LLC Class V, Application Number 45278, Docket No. IMD 2025-05.

All persons having interest in the aforesaid shall take notice thereof.

By order of:

Steven Giambrone

Office of Conservation

061225

Cost is $115.00