abandoned oil wells

There are an estimated 40,000 idle wells in the state.

The Bureau of Land Management approved a proposal by an oil company to remove the 11 wells in Carrizo Plain National Monument.

Cleanup efforts are underway on a decommissioned oil processing facility on the South Coast. The Ellwood Marine Terminal hasn’t been used since 2012.The…

A limited amount of oil transportation will take place on the South Coast.The oil will go from the Ellwood Onshore Facility in the Goleta Valley to Arroyo…

The State Lands Commission has begun the process of capping the next oil well leaking off of Summerland beach.The project director is aiming to select a…

A polluting oil well in the near-shore waters off Summerland beach will now be capped to prevent any further leaking.The Becker well dates back decades,…

The governor signed into law a bill by a state senator from Santa Barbara to monitor and cap some abandoned, and potentially leaky oil wells off the…