Aera Energy LLC is a California based joint venture of Shell and Mobil Oil. The head office is located in Bakersfield, CA. The company also has oilfield operations in the L.A. Basin and in Ventura and Monterey Counties. Aera produces approximately 190,000 barrels of oil and 60 million cubic feet of natural gas each day and has proved oil and gas reserves equivalent to more than 900 million barrels of oil.

The company was started as Aera Energy LLC on June 1, 1997 and consists of the California onshore and offshore exploration and production (E&P) assets previously operated by CalResources LLC (a former Shell Oil Company affiliate), Mobil Exploration & Producing U.S. Inc. (now an Exxon Mobil Corporation affiliate), and ARCO.

Aera is active in the large producing fields in Kern County including North and South Belridge, Midway Sunset, Lost Hills, Cymric, and McKittrick. The company has additional onshore California operations located in or near Coalinga, Huntington Beach, San Ardo, and Ventura. Aera also operates Platform Emmy located in state waters one mile off Huntington Beach.

Contact Information for Royalty Owners – Tel. (661) 665-5000

Those who own gas royalties and oil royalties are an important group to Aera Energy. If you receive oil royalty or gas royalty from a lease under production by Aera Energy, you can contact them at (661) 665-5000

Aera Energy Production Volume Verification

If you are a lease holder (lessor) currently under production by Aera Energy you can verify your oil and gas production volumes by visiting How to Verify Your Oil and Gas Production Volumes. This page includes links to the state agencies that record oil and gas production data and also covers the basics of how oil and gas is measured.

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