California Reported Oil Rises 2.4% in July as Coalinga 2-C Leads at 27.2K Barrels

Coalinga 2-C, a well listed under Chevron U.S.A. Inc. in Fresno County, ranked first in California's oil standings for July 2026, the state's latest reported month, at 27.2K barrels a month, according to state filings compiled by Strata9. The well reported 27,214 barrels for the month, up 3.7% from 26,237 barrels in June, and held the top spot it had the month before.

Statewide, 34,841 wells reported 7.68M barrels of oil for July. Among the 34,297 reporting in both of the last two reported months, output rose 2.4% month over month. Advancers outnumbered decliners 544 to 348 among wells producing at least 1,000 barrels a month with three or more months reported.

For buyers, sellers and investors, the standings show where California's largest reported volumes sit and which operators hold them. Kern County is home to eight of the top 10 wells, and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. is the operator of record on four of the top 10 and eight of the top 20.

The Premier lease

The well card in the app names Chevron U.S.A. Inc. as operator of record on the Premier lease in the Coalinga field, and the card is titled with that lease name, Premier. It lists the well number as 2-C under API 04-019-04204, with a spud date of 1964-11-19. The well is shown as active and not listed for sale or lease, and it also reported 4.8K mcf of gas in July.

The well's reported history shows a sharp step up this year. Monthly output was 544 barrels in March 2026 and 21,249 barrels in April 2026, as reported to the California Geologic Energy Management Division, followed by 26,096 barrels in May and 26,237 barrels in June. Its 12-month low is 7 barrels, reported for September 2025. The regulator reported every month in the Strata9 build for this well, 19 of 19.

Kern County fills the board

Tc-1, listed under Signal Hill Petroleum, Inc. in Los Angeles County, rose one place to second at 14.9K barrels, up 2.0%. Cymric 2309a, a Chevron U.S.A. Inc. well in Kern County, climbed eight places to third at 11.3K barrels, up 67.9% and matching its 12-month high.

1146tvh, listed under California Resources Production Corporation, fell two places to fourth at 9.6K barrels, down 45.8%. Belridge, South 46m-18, listed under Aera Energy LLC, slipped one place to fifth at 9.3K barrels, up 1.5%. Sentinel Peak Resources California LLC holds sixth and seventh with Cymric 2-134 at 8.5K barrels and Cymric 1-76r at 8.1K barrels.

Further down the board, Cymric Hr9, listed under Chevron U.S.A. Inc., climbed 13 places to 20th at 4.6K barrels, the largest gain in rank among the top 20. Cymric 2-140, listed under Sentinel Peak Resources California LLC, rose nine places to 15th at 5.5K barrels, up 13.5%.

California reports oil production per well. Figures are as reported to the California Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM) for July 2026 and compiled by Strata9. The operator of record is the name on the state filing. Wells listed for sale or lease appear in the Strata9 market.