Oil & Gas Activity in California

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California Shale Viewer

Related Articles

https://www.kvpr.org/post/dormant-risky-new-state-law-aims-prevent-problems-idle-oil-and-gas-wells

Idle Wells are a Major Risk

April 3, 2019/by Kyle Ferrar, MPH
DOGGR

Literally Millions of Failing, Abandoned Wells

March 29, 2019/by Kyle Ferrar, MPH
destroyed home following pipeline explosion in San Bruno, CA

Unnatural Disasters

February 8, 2019/by Guest Author
Thomas Fire Photo by Marcus Yam, LA Times

California’s Oil Fields Add Fuel to the Fire

December 4, 2018/by Kyle Ferrar, MPH
Map of offshore drilling in California

The Feds Trump California’s State Ban on Offshore Oil Drilling

November 5, 2018/by Kyle Ferrar, MPH
Community Sentinel Award for Environmental Stewardship

Four environmental stewards receive the 2018 Community Sentinel Award

October 24, 2018/by FracTracker Alliance
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California Photos and Videos

This album contains CA imagery contributed to our site from FracTracker staff and volunteers. Reuse is permitted so long as you cite the photographer if one is listed in the photo’s info section, as well as FracTracker Alliance.

View photos and videos from our California oil and gas album.

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

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Archived Maps and Data

This section contains other maps that we’ve made at FracTracker related to oil and gas development in CA. Generally, they were made to accompany a blog post or as a service to one of our users, but may not be in demand to the same degree as the maps above.

LAST UPDATED TITLE AND LINKS
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