Mount Poso Oil Field
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Mount Poso Oil Field is a significant petroleum-producing area in Kern County, California, known for its heavy oil reserves and long history of extraction in the southern San Joaquin Valley.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | oil field ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| discoveredIn | 1920s ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | sedimentary basin ⓘ |
| hasAPIGravity | low API gravity ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportance | regional petroleum industry ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalConcern |
greenhouse gas emissions from steam generation
ⓘ
groundwater contamination risk ⓘ |
| hasHydrocarbonType | heavy crude oil ⓘ |
| hasProductionHistory | long history of oil extraction ⓘ |
| hasResource |
heavy oil
ⓘ
petroleum ⓘ |
| hasWellType | oil wells ⓘ |
| isMajorFieldIn | Kern County oil production ⓘ |
| isOnshoreFieldIn | California Central Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOfRegion | San Joaquin Valley oil province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRegulatedBy | California Geologic Energy Management Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
heavy oil reserves
ⓘ
thermal enhanced oil recovery operations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Kern County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ southern San Joaquin Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBasin | San Joaquin Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | California oil and gas fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType | onshore ⓘ |
| resourceType | fossil fuel ⓘ |
| usesRecoveryMethod |
cyclic steam stimulation
ⓘ
steam flooding ⓘ thermal enhanced oil recovery ⓘ |
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