Saba Petroleum
Operator of record for 178 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Saba Petroleum is the operator of record for 178 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 178 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 178 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
178
Active
0
Plugged
178
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 178 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 150
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Saba Petroleum operate?
Saba Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (178). Its 178 California wells are 0.1% 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 Saba Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Saba Petroleum'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 Saba Petroleum operate?
By product class, 150 (84%) are oil wells and 2 (1%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by Saba Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escolle 5 | 04-083-01062 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Santa Barbara, CA | Saba Petroleum, Inc. | — |
| Escolle 10 | 04-083-01070 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Santa Barbara, CA | Saba Petroleum, Inc. | — |
| Escolle 11 | 04-083-01072 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Santa Barbara, CA | Saba Petroleum, Inc. | — |
| Escolle 13 | 04-083-01076 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Santa Barbara, CA | Saba Petroleum, Inc. | — |
| Escolle 14 | 04-083-01077 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Santa Barbara, CA | Saba Petroleum, Inc. | — |
| Escolle 15 | 04-083-01079 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Santa Barbara, CA | Saba Petroleum, Inc. | — |
| Escolle 4 | 04-083-01060 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Santa Barbara, CA | Saba Petroleum, Inc. | — |
| Morganti 45 | 04-083-00903 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Santa Barbara, CA | Saba Petroleum, Inc. | — |
| Righetti B 6 | 04-083-01094 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Santa Barbara, CA | Saba Petroleum, Inc. | — |
| Escolle 6 | 04-083-01064 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Santa Barbara, CA | Saba Petroleum, Inc. | — |
| Escolle 7 | 04-083-01065 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Santa Barbara, CA | Saba Petroleum, Inc. | — |
| SMV Minerals 73-18 | 04-083-21593 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Santa Barbara, CA | Saba Petroleum, Inc. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Saba Petroleum operate?
Saba Petroleum is the operator of record for 178 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (178). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Saba Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Saba Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 178 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Saba Petroleum operate wells?
Saba Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in California (178).
Does Saba Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
150 of Saba Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Saba Petroleum'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, “Saba Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/saba-petroleum-4784 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).