Oil & Gas Activity in California

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California Photos and Videos

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Offshore oil and gas development in CA - Photo by Linda Krop Environmental Defense Center

Additional California Maps and Data

Earthworks CA Oil & Gas Threat Map

Active oil & gas wells, & the counts of people, schools, & hospitals that live within ½ mile of these facilities. Project launch: 2016

CA Class II Injection Wells Data

Click the icon to download the zip file. Last updated: Spring 2016

California Oil Field Wastewater Pits

Facility Size and Activity. Map | Article.
Date: March 2016

Aliso Canyon Standard Sesnon Well 25

And other CA Natural Gas Storage Wells. Map | Article. Date: January 2016

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October 2015	CA Geological Hazards. Map
October 2015	CA Political Boundaries and Oil and Gas Development. Map
July 2015	Santa Barbara Refugio Beach Oil Spill, May 19, 2015. Map
April 2015	CA Crude Oil by Rail Shipments and Railway Accidents Map
November 2014	Disproportionate Burdens for Hispanic and Non-White Students in California Map
October 2014	CA Communities Most Vulnerable to Pollution and Oil and Gas Development Map
July 17, 2014	CA Stimulated Wells by Techniques and Data Sources Map
July 14, 2014	CA’s Faults and Wastewater Injection Wells Map
July 14, 2014	CA Earthquake Shaking Amplification and Wastewater Injection Wells Map
July 14, 2014	California Liquefaction/Landslide Hazards and Wastewater Injection Wells Map
June 22, 2014	CA New Wells, Stimulation Notices, and Conservation Areas Map
June 22, 2014	CA New Wells, Stimulation Notices, and Freshwater Resources Map
June 22, 2014	CA New Wells, Stimulation Notices, and Air Quality Map
June 22, 2014	CA New Wells, Stimulation Notices & Existing Oil & Gas Production Map
June 20, 2014	CA Local Regulations, Actions, Bans & Moratoria Map
May 29, 2014	Hydraulically Fractured Wells and Land Cover in California Map
Spring 2016	CA’s Class II Injection Wells
March 2014	1.1 Million Wells Map
December 27, 2013	CA Well Type Viewer Map
October 19, 2013	CA Offshore Hydraulic Fracturing from Oil Rigs Map

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Oil & Gas Activity in California

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California Photos and Videos

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