Submarine Oil
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Submarine Oil is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 7 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
0
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Submarine Oil operate?
Submarine Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (7). Its 7 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 Submarine Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Submarine Oil'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 Submarine Oil operate?
By product class, 7 (100%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Santa Barbara Offshore (CA) and Santa Barbara (CA).
Notable wells operated by Submarine Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well No. 17-8 | 04-283-04786 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Santa Barbara Offshore, CA | Submarine Oil Co. | — |
| Well No. 17-9 | 04-283-04787 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Santa Barbara Offshore, CA | Submarine Oil Co. | — |
| Well No. 17-6 | 04-283-04784 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Santa Barbara Offshore, CA | Submarine Oil Co. | — |
| Well No. 17-10 | 04-283-04788 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Santa Barbara Offshore, CA | Submarine Oil Co. | — |
| State Tideland Lease 2 | 04-283-04785 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Santa Barbara Offshore, CA | Submarine Oil Co. | — |
| Well No. 17-11 | 04-283-04789 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Santa Barbara Offshore, CA | Submarine Oil Co. | — |
| Well No. 1 | 04-083-03754 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Santa Barbara, CA | Submarine Oil Co. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Submarine Oil operate?
Submarine Oil is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Submarine Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Submarine Oil's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Submarine Oil operate wells?
Submarine Oil is the operator of record for wells in California (7).
Does Submarine Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Submarine Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Submarine Oil'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, “Submarine Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/submarine-oil-17754 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).