Coalinga Oil Field

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Coalinga Oil Field is a major petroleum-producing area in California’s San Joaquin Valley, historically significant for its early 20th-century oil boom and extensive heavy oil reserves.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oil field
adjacentTo Coalinga Anticline NERFINISHED
basin San Joaquin Basin NERFINISHED
contains multiple producing pools
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentProductionTrend declining long-term production
developmentStatus mature oil field
discovered late 19th century
economicImportance historically significant to California oil industry
enhancedRecoveryMethods cyclic steam stimulation
steam flooding
waterflooding
environmentalIssues air emissions from heavy oil operations
land subsidence risk
explorationMethod surface geology mapping
geologicAge Tertiary
geologicFormation Monterey Formation (regional petroleum source) NERFINISHED
Temblor Formation NERFINISHED
hasEconomicImpactOn Coalinga, California NERFINISHED
hasResource bitumen-rich heavy crude
hasWellType onshore wells
historicalSignificance major early oil boom town development around Coalinga
hydrocarbonPhase liquid-dominated
industrySector upstream oil and gas
infrastructure pipelines
production wells
steam injection facilities
knownFor extensive heavy oil reserves
heavy oil production
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Fresno County, California NERFINISHED
San Joaquin Valley NERFINISHED
western San Joaquin Valley margin
near City of Coalinga, California NERFINISHED
oilAPIGravity heavy
operatedBy multiple petroleum companies
partOf California oil and gas fields NERFINISHED
San Joaquin Valley oil province NERFINISHED
peakProductionPeriod early 1900s
primaryRecoveryMethods solution gas drive
productionStart circa 1890s
regulatoryJurisdiction California Department of Conservation, Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM) NERFINISHED
resourceType natural gas (associated)
petroleum
significantOilBoom early 20th century
structuralTrapType anticlinal trap
terrain foothills and valley margin
transportLinks connected to regional pipeline network

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Coalinga hasNearbyGeologicalFeature Coalinga Oil Field
California oil fields historicalBoom Coalinga Oil Field
this entity surface form: Kern County oil boom