California Tar Sands Development
Operator of record for 1 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
California Tar Sands Development is the operator of record for 1 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 1 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 1 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
1
Active
0
Plugged
1
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does California Tar Sands Development operate?
California Tar Sands Development's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (1). Its 1 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 catalogued in that state — its largest share of any state. Counts cover only states whose registries WellCensus has ingested with operator names; wells in Nebraska and Texas (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of California Tar Sands Development’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of California Tar Sands Development's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does California Tar Sands Development operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by California Tar Sands Development
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core Hole 28-A | 04-029-62529 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | California Tar Sands Development Corp. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does California Tar Sands Development operate?
California Tar Sands Development is the operator of record for 1 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (1). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of California Tar Sands Development's wells are still active?
0 of California Tar Sands Development's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does California Tar Sands Development operate wells?
California Tar Sands Development is the operator of record for wells in California (1).
Does California Tar Sands Development operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of California Tar Sands Development's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where California Tar Sands Development's wells are
About this data
Source: State oil & gas regulator registries (operator of record as filed, exact-normalized across states) plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “California Tar Sands Development — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/california-tar-sands-development-32747 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).