Oil & Gas Activity in Kern County, CA

  2. Oil & Gas Data for California
  3. Kern County, CA Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
4.1M BBLs
Total County Oil Production for Nov 2025
Gas Production
5.6M MCF
Total County Gas Production for Nov 2025
Total BOE (16:1)
4.5M BBLs
Total County BOE Production for Nov 2025
Kern County, CA is Ranked
#29
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
#2
in Total Gas Production
156.5k
Drilled Wells
20.7k
Active Wells
53
Operators
0
Permits on File
Kern County, CA Accounts for
74.03%
Of Oil Production in California
Kern County, CA Accounts for
26.20%
Of Gas Production in California

California Counties Ranked by Oil Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodOil Production
#1Kern County, CANov 20254.1M BBLs
#2Ventura County, CANov 2025348k BBLs
#3Los Angeles County, CANov 2025334.7k BBLs
#4Fresno County, CANov 2025284.5k BBLs
#5Monterey County, CANov 2025148.7k BBLs
#6Santa Barbara County, CANov 2025144.3k BBLs
#7Orange County, CANov 2025131.3k BBLs
#8San Luis Obispo County, CANov 202543.3k BBLs
#9Contra Costa County, CANov 20251.4k BBLs
#10Tulare County, CANov 20251.1k BBLs
#11Santa Clara County, CANov 2025901 BBLs
#12San Benito County, CANov 2025538 BBLs

California Counties Ranked by Gas Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodGas Production
#1Los Angeles County, CANov 20255.7M MCF
#2Kern County, CANov 20255.6M MCF
#3Butte County, CANov 20252.8M MCF
#4San Joaquin County, CANov 20252.5M MCF
#5Colusa County, CANov 20251.7M MCF
#6Santa Barbara County, CANov 20251.2M MCF
#7Madera County, CANov 2025618.7k MCF
#8Contra Costa County, CANov 2025375k MCF
#9Ventura County, CANov 2025367.8k MCF
#10Sutter County, CANov 2025147.8k MCF
#11Glenn County, CANov 202589.4k MCF
#12Sacramento County, CANov 202584.6k MCF

Largest Properties in Kern County, CA

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
ANDERSON-FITZGERALDKern County, CANov 2025101.9k BBLs28.1k MCF509
BELRIDGEKern County, CANov 2025202.7k BBLs74.6k MCF3,966
DTR 5Kern County, CANov 2025124k BBLs63.2k MCF3,451
DTR 9Kern County, CANov 2025168.4k BBLs86k MCF2,604
GAMBLEKern County, CANov 202546.2k BBLs9.2k MCF192
LEASE BY AERA ENERGY LLCKern County, CANov 202576.9k BBLs37.1k MCF3,086
LEASE BY CALIFORNIA RESOURCESKern County, CANov 202569.1k BBLs760k MCF896
LOST HILLSKern County, CANov 202544.7k BBLs22.1k MCF949
LOST HILLSKern County, CANov 202570.7k BBLs20.7k MCF1,096
MARINAKern County, CANov 202549.6k BBLs18k MCF829
MCKITTRICKKern County, CANov 2025228.3k BBLs18.9k MCF1,352
MCPHEEKern County, CANov 202551.9k BBLs12.5k MCF816
MOCOKern County, CANov 202554.3k BBLs31.5k MCF1,589
SEBU TKern County, CANov 202569.3k BBLs25.1k MCF986
SECTIONKern County, CANov 202569.5k BBLs0 MCF1,165
STAR FEEKern County, CANov 202596.4k BBLs38.3k MCF532
UNSPECIFIEDKern County, CANov 2025623.1k BBLs2.7M MCF10,997
UNSPECIFIEDKern County, CANov 2025107.5k BBLs50.3k MCF1,791
UNSPECIFIEDKern County, CANov 2025274.4k BBLs707.2k MCF5,557
UNSPECIFIEDKern County, CANov 202534.7k BBLs207.7k MCF227
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Largest Producing Companies in Kern County, CA

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
AERA ENERGY LLC Nov 20251.5M BBLs687.8k MCF7,399
BELLAIRE OIL CO Nov 20254.5k BBLs0 MCF208
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES ELK HILLS LLC Nov 2025576.2k BBLs4.2M MCF3,038
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES PRODUCTION CORPORATION Nov 2025341.1k BBLs130.3k MCF1,681
CHEVRON USA INCMIDLAND, TXNov 2025737.4k BBLs198.6k MCF3,350
CRIMSON RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CORP. Nov 2025134.3k BBLs19.2k MCF660
DAYBREAK OIL AND GAS, INC. Nov 20252.6k BBLs0 MCF20
DRILLING & PRODUCTION CO. Nov 20251.2k BBLs8.8k MCF45
E & B NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT CORPORATIONHAYS, KSNov 202583.5k BBLs11.7k MCF718
ETCHEGOIN OIL LLC Nov 20254.1k BBLs1.8k MCF10
GRAPEVINE ENERGY LLC Nov 20258.3k BBLs3.9k MCF2
HATHAWAY LLC Nov 202513.2k BBLs58 MCF131
HUNTER EDISON OIL DEVELOPMENT LLC Nov 202514.4k BBLs5.8k MCF355
KERN RIVER HOLDINGS II LLC Nov 202516.5k BBLs17.6k MCF70
NAFTEX OPERATING COMPANY Nov 202511.5k BBLs0 MCF117
NEWBRIDGE RESOURCES, LLCHOUSTON, TXNov 20251.9k BBLs318 MCF16
PETRO-LUD INC. Nov 20252.8k BBLs0 MCF98
SAN JOAQUIN FACILITIES MANAGEMENT INC. Nov 202530.5k BBLs24.9k MCF146
SENTINEL PEAK RESOURCES CALIFORNIA LLC Nov 2025563.2k BBLs293.1k MCF2,118
TRC OPERATING COMPANY INC. Nov 202524.9k BBLs9.7k MCF163
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Counties Surrounding Kern County, CA

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#154#4Fresno County, CANov 2025284.5k BBLs45.5k MCF12.5k7
#726#20Kings County, CANov 2025519 BBLs7.5k MCF1.3k2
#98#2Los Angeles County, CANov 2025334.7k BBLs5.7M MCF24.3k31
#348#11Madera County, CANov 20250 BBLs618.7k MCF2981
#210#9Orange County, CANov 2025131.3k BBLs57.8k MCF9.1k16
#349#12San Luis Obispo County, CANov 202543.3k BBLs26.4k MCF2.0k3
#163#5Santa Barbara County, CANov 2025144.3k BBLs1.2M MCF6.8k8
#727#21Tulare County, CANov 20251.1k BBLs0 MCF7783
#133#3Ventura County, CANov 2025348k BBLs367.8k MCF8.5k13