Southbay Oil Dev
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Southbay Oil Dev is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 5 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 5 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Southbay Oil Dev operate?
Southbay Oil Dev's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (5). Its 5 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 Southbay Oil Dev’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Southbay Oil Dev'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 Southbay Oil Dev operate?
By product class, 5 (100%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by Southbay Oil Dev
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax 4 | 04-037-17850 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Southbay Oil Dev. Inc. | — |
| Ajax 5 | 04-037-17860 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Southbay Oil Dev. Inc. | — |
| Ajax 6 | 04-037-17861 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Southbay Oil Dev. Inc. | — |
| Ajax 7 | 04-037-17862 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Southbay Oil Dev. Inc. | — |
| Ajax 8 | 04-037-17863 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Southbay Oil Dev. Inc. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Southbay Oil Dev operate?
Southbay Oil Dev is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Southbay Oil Dev's wells are still active?
0 of Southbay Oil Dev's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Southbay Oil Dev operate wells?
Southbay Oil Dev is the operator of record for wells in California (5).
Does Southbay Oil Dev operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Southbay Oil Dev's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Southbay Oil Dev'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, “Southbay Oil Dev — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/southbay-oil-dev-12724 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).