Aera plans to drill 296 oil wells near Santa Maria

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Aera plans to drill 296 oil wells near Santa Maria

By Alex Kacik / Friday, August 21st, 2015 / Comments Off on Aera plans to drill 296 oil wells near Santa Maria

One of California’s biggest oil producers is trying to reboot an old oil field near Santa Maria that could infuse Santa Barbara County with more than $1.3 billion in economic activity. Bakersfield-based Aera Energy submitted a land-use permit application to the Santa Barbara County Planning Department in April to redevelop its East Cat Canyon Project…

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