CGS NON-Sponsored Field Trips

GEOLOGY AND MINING HISTORY FIELD TRIPS

Co-Sponsored by

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

and

BUENA VISTA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

TOUR THE SEEPS

Join Venoco, Inc. for a tour of the Santa Barbara Channel

Learn more about the natural oil and gas seeps near Coal Oil Point. Venoco would like to give you a chance to view the "World's Most Spectacular Seeps”

At Coal Oil Point it is estimated that 6,000 gallons of oil seeps into the ocean each day (up to 2.3 million gallons per year) as well as the 5,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas per day (up to 1.8 billion per year).

On going tours are available. To learn more about these seeps and schedule a tour, please call Karen Robertson-Fall at 805-745-2100 or go to the Venoco Internet site.