Oil & Gas Activity in Kern County, CA

  2. Oil & Gas Data for California
  3. Kern County, CA Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
4.9M BBLs
Total County Oil Production for Jul 2026
Gas Production
7.1M MCF
Total County Gas Production for Jul 2026
Total BOE (16:1)
5.2M BBLs
Total County BOE Production for Jul 2026
Kern County, CA is Ranked
#21
Nationally In Overall Production
Kern County, CA is Ranked
#1
Statewide In Overall Production

Kern County, CA Oil & Gas Production

California Rank
#1
in Total Oil Production
California Rank
#1
in Total Gas Production
156.9k
Drilled Wells
26.3k
Active Wells
58
Operators
0
Permits on File
Kern County, CA Accounts for
74.85%
Of Oil Production in California
Kern County, CA Accounts for
36.28%
Of Gas Production in California

California Counties Ranked by Oil Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodOil Production
#1Kern County, CAJul 20264.9M BBLs
#2Los Angeles County, CAJul 2026521.8k BBLs
#3Ventura County, CAJul 2026357.5k BBLs
#4Fresno County, CAJul 2026302.5k BBLs
#5Monterey County, CAJul 2026155.8k BBLs
#6Santa Barbara County, CAJul 2026136.8k BBLs
#7Orange County, CAJul 2026134.1k BBLs
#8San Luis Obispo County, CAJul 202642.1k BBLs
#9Kings County, CAJul 20263.6k BBLs
#10Contra Costa County, CAJul 20261.2k BBLs
#11Tulare County, CAJul 2026758 BBLs
#12San Benito County, CAJul 2026674 BBLs

California Counties Ranked by Gas Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodGas Production
#1Kern County, CAJul 20267.1M MCF
#2San Joaquin County, CAJul 20264.1M MCF
#3Contra Costa County, CAJul 20262.1M MCF
#4Colusa County, CAJul 20261.8M MCF
#5Butte County, CAJul 20261.6M MCF
#6Madera County, CAJul 20261.3M MCF
#7Ventura County, CAJul 2026397.1k MCF
#8Los Angeles County, CAJul 2026260.5k MCF
#9Solano County, CAJul 2026177.8k MCF
#10Sutter County, CAJul 2026128.6k MCF
#11Santa Barbara County, CAJul 2026115.4k MCF
#12Glenn County, CAJul 2026102k MCF

Largest Properties in Kern County, CA

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
ANDERSON-FITZGERALDKern County, CAJul 202696.8k BBLs31.2k MCF525
BELRIDGEKern County, CAJul 2026190.8k BBLs33.2k MCF3,966
DTR 5Kern County, CAJul 2026116k BBLs54.5k MCF3,465
DTR 9Kern County, CAJul 2026161.1k BBLs76.4k MCF2,636
GREEN & WHITTIERKern County, CAJul 202666.6k BBLs3.3k MCF860
LEASE BY CALIFORNIA RESOURCESKern County, CAJul 202648.9k BBLs649.8k MCF896
LOST HILLSKern County, CAJul 202673.6k BBLs22.6k MCF1,128
MARINAKern County, CAJul 202651.5k BBLs23.5k MCF829
MCKITTRICKKern County, CAJul 2026250.9k BBLs23.6k MCF1,374
MCPHEEKern County, CAJul 202676.7k BBLs9.7k MCF816
MOCOKern County, CAJul 202655.9k BBLs31.6k MCF1,588
SAN JOAQUINKern County, CAJul 202665.2k BBLs3.3k MCF1,019
SEBU TKern County, CAJul 202656.1k BBLs21.2k MCF986
SECTIONKern County, CAJul 202658.8k BBLs0 MCF1,166
STAR FEEKern County, CAJul 202654.1k BBLs31.6k MCF533
UNSPECIFIEDKern County, CAJul 2026736.8k BBLs4.2M MCF12,322
UNSPECIFIEDKern County, CAJul 2026114.3k BBLs5.0k MCF2,813
UNSPECIFIEDKern County, CAJul 202652.4k BBLs300.8k MCF355
UNSPECIFIEDKern County, CAJul 2026145.6k BBLs53.2k MCF2,115
UNSPECIFIEDKern County, CAJul 2026310.1k BBLs585.1k MCF5,639
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Largest Producing Companies in Kern County, CA

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
AERA ENERGY LLC Jul 20261.5M BBLs615.9k MCF7,296
BELLAIRE OIL CO Jul 20264.4k BBLs0 MCF208
CALECO LLC Jul 20261.1k BBLs0 MCF36
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES ELK HILLS LLC Jul 2026646.3k BBLs5.6M MCF3,087
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES PRODUCTION CORPORATION Jul 2026350k BBLs154.2k MCF1,710
CHEVRON USA INCMIDLAND, TXJul 20261.6M BBLs251.2k MCF9,354
CRIMSON RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CORP. Jul 2026115.8k BBLs48.3k MCF641
DAYBREAK OIL AND GAS, INC. Jul 20262.2k BBLs0 MCF20
DRILLING & PRODUCTION CO. Jul 20261.8k BBLs4.5k MCF47
GRAPEVINE ENERGY LLC Jul 20263.8k BBLs1.4k MCF2
HOLMES WESTERN OIL CORPORATION Jul 202653.3k BBLs21.2k MCF323
HUNTER EDISON OIL DEVELOPMENT LLC Jul 202613.7k BBLs5.6k MCF354
KERN RIVER HOLDINGS II LLC Jul 202613.7k BBLs19.9k MCF106
NAFTEX OPERATING COMPANY Jul 202611.1k BBLs0 MCF118
NEWBRIDGE RESOURCES, LLCHOUSTON, TXJul 20261.8k BBLs466 MCF16
PETRO-LUD INC. Jul 20263.2k BBLs0 MCF97
SAN JOAQUIN FACILITIES MANAGEMENT INC. Jul 202630.1k BBLs25.1k MCF144
SENTINEL PEAK RESOURCES CALIFORNIA LLC Jul 2026519.8k BBLs289.7k MCF2,174
THE TERMO COMPANYLONG BEACH, CAJul 20261.1k BBLs1.0k MCF9
TRC OPERATING COMPANY INC. Jul 202622.8k BBLs11.2k MCF172
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Counties Surrounding Kern County, CA

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#129#4Fresno County, CAJul 2026302.5k BBLs43k MCF12.5k10
#598#16Kings County, CAJul 20263.6k BBLs0 MCF1.3k3
#94#2Los Angeles County, CAJul 2026521.8k BBLs260.5k MCF24.3k36
#318#13Madera County, CAJul 20260 BBLs1.3M MCF2981
#184#8Orange County, CAJul 2026134.1k BBLs57.7k MCF9.1k16
#317#12San Luis Obispo County, CAJul 202642.1k BBLs19k MCF2.0k2
#180#6Santa Barbara County, CAJul 2026136.8k BBLs115.4k MCF6.8k7
#710#20Tulare County, CAJul 2026758 BBLs0 MCF7782
#117#3Ventura County, CAJul 2026357.5k BBLs397.1k MCF8.5k16