Ventura Operations

The Ventura County oil and gas operations of Aera Energy LLC cover approximately 4,300 acres located largely in an unincorporated area of the county just to the northwest of the City of Ventura. Production averages 12,600 barrels per day of crude oil and 5,000 mcf per day of natural gas.

Oil is transported to refineries in the L.A. Basin. Natural gas is shipped to Southern California Gas Co.

Aera and its forerunner companies have been actively producing crude oil in Ventura County since the 1920's. Much of the operation is now in secondary recovery water injection. Aera is the largest onshore oil producer in Ventura County.

Aera in the Ventura Community
Aera and employees assigned to Ventura are actively involved in the local community. A longtime member of the Ventura Chamber of Commerce, Aera is represented on the Chamber’s Board of Directors as well as the Board of Directors of the Ventura County Economic Development Association (VCEDA). Aera employees have also participated in the Chamber’s Leadership Ventura program.

Aera has played a major role in the success of the Ventura Police Activities League (PAL) by providing seed money for selected startup activities and sponsoring the annual golf tournament. Employees have served in leadership roles on the Board of Directors and provided volunteer support of a number of PAL programs and events. In 1999 Ventura’s Manager of Operations was named PAL Humanitarian of the Year.

Aera also supports local education through its sponsorship of mini-grants and volunteer participation in other programs of the Ventura Education Partnership (VEP). In 1997, the VEP honored Aera’s predecessor company CalResources as Corporate Friend of Education. In addition, Aera is a charter sponsor of the Impact II mini-grant program of the Ventura County Superintendent of Schools. Through its involvement in the Coastal Chapter of the American Petroleum Institute, Aera contributes to scholarship programs for local students. Employees annually conduct a United Way campaign, with employee pledges matched by an Aera donation.