Who operates Well No. 1?

Well No. 1 (API 04-111-03878) is operated by Joseph B. Dabney according to the California regulator's registry.

Is Well No. 1 plugged or still active?

Well No. 1 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Well No. 1 located?

Well No. 1 is in Ventura County, California at 34.30951, -119.29738, in the Ventura field.

API 04-111-03878OrphanedOil well

Well No. 1

Oil well in Ventura County, California · operated by Joseph B Dabney

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

Nov 18, 1914

Drilling began

Completion

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Plug date

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Total depth

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Registry record

API #: 04-111-03878
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Idle))
Type: Oil(OG)
Field: Ventura
County: Ventura
Coordinates: 34.30951, -119.29738
State record #: 231747

Operator

Joseph B Dabney

Wells operated: 5
Active: 0
States: CA
As filed: Joseph B. Dabney

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Patterson Ranch 2 1222	04-111-00261	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Terry 1	04-111-05611	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Shell Western E&P Inc.
Kellner Unit 1	04-111-05613	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Farrell 1	04-111-05605	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	E. A. Bender
Alpine-McGrath Estate 7-1	04-111-20220	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Prudential Minerals Exploration Corp.
H8r 27	04-211-06179	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Exxon Mobil Corporation

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