Oil & gas wells in Solano County, CA
1,717 catalogued wells in Solano County, California, from the state regulator registry and the federal orphaned-well inventory.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
At a glance
Solano County, California has 1,717 catalogued oil & gas wells: 57 active (3%), 1,493 plugged & abandoned (87%) and 7 documented orphans. It ranks 9th of the 39 California counties WellCensus profiles by well count and holds 0.7% of the state's 242,471 catalogued wells.
Catalogued wells
1,717
Active
57
Plugged
1,493
Documented orphans
7
What is the status of oil and gas wells in Solano County?
3% of Solano County's wells are active, 19 percentage points below the California share of 22%. 87% are plugged & abandoned, against 60% statewide and 47% nationally. 115 wells (7%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 7 wells (0.4%) are documented orphans with no operator able to plug them, compared with 1% across California and 4% nationally. The remaining 45 carry status codes outside those classes, such as permitted or cancelled locations.
What kinds of wells are in Solano County?
By product class, 10 of the county's wells (0.6%) are oil wells, 932 (54%) gas wells and 2 (0.1%) injection wells. Statewide the oil share is 68% and the gas share 3%. 100% of the county's wells carry coordinates and appear on the map.
How does Solano County compare with other California counties?
Solano County has the 9th-most catalogued wells of the 39 California counties with at least 25. The median California county on WellCensus has 675 wells. The largest, Kern County, has 156,849. By documented orphans it ranks 20th in California.
Who operates wells in Solano County?
240 distinct operators of record are linked to wells in Solano County. 100% of the county's wells carry a link to a canonical operator profile; the rest list no operator or a name not yet resolved. Each well's page names its operator where the state publishes one.
Wells in Solano County
🔒 Create a free account to export CSV| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BFI-Buttes 1-17 | 04-095-00001 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bob Ferguson Independent |
| Petersen Unit 1 6 | 04-095-00002 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Petersen Production Company, LLC |
| Hackman Estates 1 | 04-095-00003 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | UMC Petroleum Corp. |
| Turner 1 | 04-095-00005 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sumpf-Williams |
| Ppco 100 | 04-095-00006 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | ABA Energy Corporation |
| Petersen Unit 1 4 | 04-095-00007 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Petersen Production Company, LLC |
| Rvgu 74 | 04-095-00008 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | California Resources Production Corporation |
| Amerada-Brigantino 1 | 04-095-00009 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | S. M. Reynolds, Opr. |
| Arpe 2 | 04-095-00010 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Petersen Production Company, LLC |
| S.A.K.-Petersen 1 | 04-095-00011 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Phillips Petroleum Company |
| Liliethal 1 | 04-095-00012 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Phillips Petroleum Company |
| Fontana Farms 2 | 04-095-00013 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Chevron U.S.A. Inc. |
| Comber 1 | 04-095-00014 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Amerada Hess Corp., Unit Operator |
| Wm. Comber 1 | 04-095-00015 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Amerada Hess Corp. |
| Bgzu 601 | 04-095-00016 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Amerada Hess Corp., Unit Operator |
| Bgzu 701 | 04-095-00017 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Armstrong Petroleum Corporation |
| Norton 1 | 04-095-00018 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Amerada Hess Corp., Unit Operator |
| Bgzu 301 | 04-095-00019 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Amerada Hess Corp., Unit Operator |
| C.E. Rayn 1 | 04-095-00020 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Amerada Hess Corp. |
| Bgzu 502 | 04-095-00021 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Armstrong Petroleum Corporation |
| Bgzu 201 | 04-095-00022 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Amerada Hess Corp., Unit Operator |
| Bgzu 702 | 04-095-00023 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Amerada Hess Corp., Unit Operator |
| Bgzu 703 | 04-095-00024 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Amerada Hess Corp., Unit Operator |
| Bgzu 401 | 04-095-00025 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Amerada Hess Corp. |
| Bgzu 901 | 04-095-00026 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Amerada Hess Corp., Unit Operator |
A sample of the county’s wells — every catalogued well has its own page. Browse all 1,717 in search → (filter by operator, status and type, then export), or find a specific well on the live map.
Frequently asked questions
How many oil and gas wells are in Solano County, CA?
Solano County, California has 1,717 catalogued oil & gas wells: 57 active, 1,493 plugged and 7 documented orphans.
How many orphaned wells are in Solano County?
7 wells in Solano County, California are documented orphans — unplugged with no solvent operator of record, the 20th-highest count among California counties.
What share of wells in Solano County are plugged?
1,493 of Solano County's 1,717 catalogued wells (87%) are plugged & abandoned, compared with 60% across California.
Which California county has the most oil and gas wells?
Kern County has the most catalogued wells of any California county on WellCensus (156,849); Solano County ranks 9th with 1,717.
How many companies operate wells in Solano County?
240 distinct operators of record are linked to catalogued wells in Solano County, California.
Nearby in the California rankings
- Oil & gas wells in California· 242,471 wells
- Santa Barbara County, CA· 6,814 wells
- Monterey County, CA· 3,871 wells
- San Luis Obispo County, CA· 2,016 wells
- Los Angeles Offshore County, CA· 1,547 wells
- Yolo County, CA· 1,486 wells
- Kings County, CA· 1,330 wells
- Orphaned wells by state and county· 164,816 nationally
About this data
Source: CalGEM WellSTAR well registry, plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026, doi 10.5066/P13FHBYG), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Oil & gas wells in Solano County, California”, https://wellcensus.com/wells/california/solano (data as of October 10, 2026).