Who operates B.A.L. 1?

B.A.L. 1 (API 04-059-00868) is operated by B.A.L. Oil Co. according to the California regulator's registry.

Is B.A.L. 1 plugged or still active?

B.A.L. 1 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is B.A.L. 1 located?

B.A.L. 1 is in Orange County, California at 33.69039, -117.97707, in the Any Field field.

API 04-059-00868OrphanedOil well

B.A.L. 1

Oil well in Orange County, California · operated by Bal Oil

Documented orphaned well. This well appears in the federal/state orphaned-well inventory — unplugged, with no solvent operator of record. See the orphan-well census for state and county totals and the $4.7B federal plugging program.

Spud date

Apr 18, 1936

Drilling began

Completion

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Plug date

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Total depth

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Registry record

API #: 04-059-00868
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Idle))
Type: Oil(OG)
Field: Any Field
County: Orange
Coordinates: 33.69039, -117.97707
State record #: 1714

Operator

Bal Oil

Wells operated: 1
Active: 0
States: CA
As filed: B.A.L. Oil Co.

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Irvine Beach 1	04-059-01147	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Phillips Petroleum Company
Irvine 2	04-059-01206	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Shell Western E&P Inc.
State 1550 Ch 4	04-259-01022	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Exxon Mobil Corporation
Lease by Coalinga-Mohawk Oil Co. 1	04-059-00891	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Coalinga-Mohawk Oil Co.
State 1550 Ch 1	04-259-01019	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Exxon Mobil Corporation
Lease by Pasadena Oil Co. 3	04-059-01104	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Pasadena Oil Co.

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: California oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.