Saba
What's New
The County's Petroleum Office and
the State Department of Oil, Gas and
Geothermal Resources have initiated compliance
activity to properly abandon the El Capitan
(onshore) field.
Description
This site once housed an onshore well for production of oil and
gas from the El
Capitan Onshore field. Today, the site is being cleaned up and
restored.
Location
Saba's Eruburu Wellsite #19 is located in the El Capitan (onshore)
field approximately 20 miles west of the City of Santa Barbara on
the north side of U.S. 101. There are currently 51 idled wells in
the El Capitan field.
Greka-Saba Map |
Overhead View of El Capitan Field and Eruburu Wellsite
#19 (arrow) |
The Proposed Wellsite #19 Work Site is Approximately 1.5
Acres |
Past Activities
The El Capitan (onshore) oil field was discovered in October 1929
by the Shell Western Exploration & Production, Inc.'s Eruburu
well number 1. Cumulative production from the El Capitan field through
2000 consists of 19,996 Mbbl oil and condensate, and 12,527 million
cubic feet gas.
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