The law "represents an illegal attempt to coerce an individual company to stop operation of its legal business," oil field owners say in their lawsuit.

The owner of an oil field in Los Angeles County is suing the state of California over a law that will require it to stop production and plug its wells or face costly fines.

SACRAMENTO, California — The owner and operator of an Inglewood oil field sued California’s oil regulator Monday over a new law that imposes stiff fines on low-production wells.

Sentinel Peak, the owner of Inglewood Oil Field, is suing the state of California. The lawsuit is over a law that would require the oil field to stop production and plug its wells. AB 2716 places limits specifically on the Inglewood Oil Field.

The owner of the Inglewood Oil Field is suing the state of California in an attempt to invalidate a state law that will require the energy company