Aera Energy operates more than 23,000 oil and gas wells in California

The North and South Belridge oil fields make up half of the company’s active and idle wells. An additional 1,185 sit north of Ventura.

Well operator

Aera Energy

Other

The North and South Belridge Oil Fields sit about 40 miles west of Bakersfield.

2 MILES

33

5

North Belridge

North Belridge

oil field

Bakersfield

(40 miles east)

South

Belridge

oil field


The Ventura Oil Field is composed of a east-to-west running swath of wells just north of the city.

2 MILES

Lake

Casitas

33

Ventura oil field

101

Ventura

126

Oxnard

OXR

CalGEM

Sean Greene / LOS ANGELES TIMES