Seneca
Resources - West Coast Division
Seneca Resources West Coast Division
was established in 1987 when the company acquired
several properties from Argo Petroleum in Ventura
County, California.
From 1988 to 1997, Seneca’s West Coast operations
were focused on development of those properties
along with seeking acquisition potential of low-to-moderate
risk properties throughout all the major producing
basins in California. In 1998, Seneca expanded
its base into Kern County, California by acquiring
the HarCor, Whittier, and Bakersfield Energy companies.
The acquisition of these three companies now represents
a majority of Seneca’s production for the
West Coast Division. Since 1998, Seneca has continued
to exploit its California holdings by optimizing
lifting costs and drilling over 600 new wells.
The West Coast Division fields have long life
reserves and low decline rates. As such, these
assets provide a solid base for Seneca’s
overall growth seeking efforts in California and
throughout other operating regions of the company.
 This
is an example of the steam and gathering
lines located in the Midway Sunset Field
in Kern County, California. The insulated
aluminum pipelines allow
steam to be transported and injected into
the wells. Then, the heated oil and condensed
steam is pumped out of the wells and flows
through the insulated lines to tank batteries
for treatment.
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