Wilmington Oil Field
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Wilmington Oil Field is a major urban oil field in the Los Angeles area known for its long history of petroleum production and extensive subsurface operations.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | oil field ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
industrial facilities
ⓘ
port infrastructure ⓘ residential neighborhoods ⓘ |
| approximateOriginalOilInPlace | over 3 billion barrels ⓘ |
| artificialIsland |
Island Chaffee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Island Freeman NERFINISHED ⓘ Island Grissom NERFINISHED ⓘ Island White ⓘ THUMS Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityPartner | City of Long Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
faulted anticline structure
ⓘ
multiple producing zones ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cumulativeProduction | over 2 billion barrels of oil ⓘ |
| discovered | 1932 ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue | land subsidence in Long Beach area ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Pliocene ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation |
Puente Formation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Repetto Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProductionWells | hundreds of wells historically ⓘ |
| industry | petroleum industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the largest oil fields in the contiguous United States by original oil in place
ⓘ
extensive subsurface operations ⓘ urban oil production ⓘ use of steamflooding and enhanced oil recovery ⓘ use of waterflooding ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Long Beach, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles County NERFINISHED ⓘ Port of Los Angeles area NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilmington, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Port of Long Beach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port of Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ San Pedro Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offshoreProductionFrom | artificial islands ⓘ |
| operator |
California Resources Corporation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
City of Long Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ Various independent oil companies ⓘ |
| partOf | Southern California petroleum province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType |
offshore
ⓘ
onshore ⓘ |
| regulator | California Geologic Energy Management Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resource |
crude oil
ⓘ
natural gas ⓘ |
| startOfProduction | 1930s ⓘ |
| status | producing ⓘ |
| subsidenceMitigation | water injection program ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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subject surface form:
Wilmington, Los Angeles