This data set shows the locations of "New" oil and gas wells in California, as identified by DOGGR. The dataset was updated 9/27/13.
Oil and gas wells are developed to extract the fossil fuels from under the ground. In California, well site development is regulated by the Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR). This dataset is taken from the <a href='#' style='background-color: transparent !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; font-size: 14px !important; line-height: 22px !important; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important; height: auto !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important; text-decoration: underline !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important;'>complete<img src='http://couponserver-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png' style='background-color: transparent !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; font-size: 14px !important; line-height: 22px !important; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important; height: 10px !important; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: super !important; width: 10px !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important;' /></a> set of wells drilled in California. Of the 215,436 drilled wells known to DOGGR, 160,702 are listed as oil or natural gas production wells. The cases with &quot;GIS SYMBOL&quot; field codes for &quot;new&quot; oil and gas and dry gas identifiers were extracted and compiled for this layer. The DOGGR database does not distinguish oil wells from &quot;oil and gas&quot; wells. Dry gas is natural gas without condensate liquids. It is predominantly methane without the higher chain hydrocarbons that form liquids. The status of each well is indicated in the field &quot;Well Status&quot;. New wells are those that have been drilled and developed but are not yet producing or &quot;active&quot;. For more information on the DOGGR dataset, <a href='#ftp.consrv.ca.gov/pub/oil/GIS/Readme2013.doc' target='_blank'>download this Microsoft word document</a>.
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