California oil fields
E420718
California oil fields are expansive petroleum-producing regions in the state of California that have historically driven major economic development and inspired numerous cultural depictions of early 20th-century oil booms.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| California oil and gas industry | 1 |
| California oil fields canonical | 1 |
| Offshore California oil fields | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4205409 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: California oil fields Context triple: [There Will Be Blood, narrativeLocation, California oil fields]
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Kern River Oil Field
Kern River Oil Field is one of California’s largest and oldest producing oil fields, located near Bakersfield in Kern County.
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Elk Hills oil field
The Elk Hills oil field is a major petroleum reserve in California that gained historical notoriety for its central role in the Teapot Dome scandal, one of the most infamous corruption cases in U.S. political history.
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C.
Midway-Sunset Oil Field
Midway-Sunset Oil Field is one of California’s largest and oldest producing oil fields, located in the southern San Joaquin Valley.
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D.
Campo, California
Campo, California is a small rural community in southeastern San Diego County known as the southern starting point of the Pacific Crest Trail near the U.S.–Mexico border.
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E.
Belridge Oil Field
Belridge Oil Field is one of California’s largest and most productive oil fields, located in the San Joaquin Valley and known for its extensive heavy oil and enhanced recovery operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: California oil fields Target entity description: California oil fields are expansive petroleum-producing regions in the state of California that have historically driven major economic development and inspired numerous cultural depictions of early 20th-century oil booms.
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A.
Kern River Oil Field
Kern River Oil Field is one of California’s largest and oldest producing oil fields, located near Bakersfield in Kern County.
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B.
Elk Hills oil field
The Elk Hills oil field is a major petroleum reserve in California that gained historical notoriety for its central role in the Teapot Dome scandal, one of the most infamous corruption cases in U.S. political history.
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C.
Midway-Sunset Oil Field
Midway-Sunset Oil Field is one of California’s largest and oldest producing oil fields, located in the southern San Joaquin Valley.
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D.
Campo, California
Campo, California is a small rural community in southeastern San Diego County known as the southern starting point of the Pacific Crest Trail near the U.S.–Mexico border.
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E.
Belridge Oil Field
Belridge Oil Field is one of California’s largest and most productive oil fields, located in the San Joaquin Valley and known for its extensive heavy oil and enhanced recovery operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (83)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural resource
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oil field ⓘ petroleum-producing region ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of Bakersfield
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development of Kern County ⓘ urban growth in Los Angeles Basin ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| enhancedRecoveryTechnique |
cyclic steam stimulation
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steam flooding ⓘ water flooding ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
air pollution from production operations
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groundwater contamination risk ⓘ habitat fragmentation ⓘ land subsidence ⓘ oil spills ⓘ |
| extractionMethod |
enhanced oil recovery
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primary recovery ⓘ secondary recovery ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Belridge Oil Field
NERFINISHED
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Beverly Hills Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Buena Vista Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Cat Canyon Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Coalinga Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuyama Valley oil fields NERFINISHED ⓘ Dominguez Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Edison Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Elk Hills Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Fruitvale Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Huntington Beach Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Inglewood Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Kern River Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Kettleman North Dome Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Beach Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern California oil fields ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles Basin oil fields
Lost Hills Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ McKittrick Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Midway-Sunset Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Montebello Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ California oil fields self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Offshore California oil fields
Oxnard Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Piru Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Placerita Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Richfield Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Round Mountain Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Sacramento Valley oil fields NERFINISHED ⓘ San Ardo Oil Field ⓘ San Joaquin Valley oil fields ⓘ Santa Fe Springs Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Maria Valley Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Signal Hill Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ South Belridge Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Ventura Basin oil fields NERFINISHED ⓘ Ventura County offshore oil fields ONDG ⓘ Ventura Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilmington Oil Field ⓘ |
| historicalBoom |
Coalinga Oil Field
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surface form:
Kern County oil boom
Los Angeles oil boom ⓘ Signal Hill oil boom ⓘ |
| historicallyImportantFor | development of the American oil industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
cultural depictions of oil booms
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films about oil drilling in California ⓘ literature about early 20th-century oil ⓘ |
| knownFor |
environmental impacts
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historic oil booms ⓘ large petroleum reserves ⓘ offshore oil production ⓘ onshore oil production ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| majorEconomicImpactOn |
California economy
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local communities in California ⓘ |
| partOf |
oil and gas industry in the United States
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petroleum industry in California ⓘ |
| peakDevelopmentPeriod |
1900s
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1910s ⓘ 1920s ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Geologic Energy Management Division
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surface form:
California Geologic Energy Management Division
California State Lands Commission ⓘ |
| resourceType |
associated natural gas
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crude oil ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
federal environmental regulations
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state environmental regulations ⓘ |
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Subject: California oil fields Description of subject: California oil fields are expansive petroleum-producing regions in the state of California that have historically driven major economic development and inspired numerous cultural depictions of early 20th-century oil booms.
Referenced by (3)
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