Kettleman Hills
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Kettleman Hills is a low mountain range in California’s San Joaquin Valley known for its significant oil fields and distinctive folded geology.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kettleman Hills canonical | 3 |
| Kettleman Hills Hazardous Waste Facility | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | West Side of the San Joaquin Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basin | San Joaquin Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Kettleman Hills Oil Field
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kettleman Middle Dome oil field NERFINISHED ⓘ Kettleman North Dome oil field NERFINISHED ⓘ Kettleman South Dome oil field ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageTo | San Joaquin Valley interior basins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity | oil production ⓘ |
| elevation | low ⓘ |
| environment | semi-arid ⓘ |
| geologicAge |
Cenozoic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tertiary ⓘ |
| geologicStructure | anticline ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cap rock formations
ⓘ
fault-related folds ⓘ reservoir sandstones ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | major early 20th-century California oil discovery area ⓘ |
| knownFor |
anticlinal structures
ⓘ
folded geology ⓘ oil fields ⓘ |
| landformType | low hills ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Kings County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ San Joaquin Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Interstate 5 in California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kettleman City, California NERFINISHED ⓘ State Route 41 in California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| naturalResource |
natural gas
ⓘ
petroleum ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Avenal, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coalinga, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | northwest–southeast ⓘ |
| partOf |
California Coast Ranges
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Joaquin geological province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Valley of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
petroleum geology
ⓘ
structural geology ⓘ |
| topographicCharacter | low-relief hills ⓘ |
| usedFor | hydrocarbon extraction ⓘ |
| vegetationType |
grassland
ⓘ
shrubland ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kettleman Hills Hazardous Waste Facility