San Joaquin Valley oil fields
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The San Joaquin Valley oil fields are a major concentration of petroleum-producing areas in California’s Central Valley, known for some of the largest and most productive onshore oil fields in the United States.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kern County oil-producing region | 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley west side oil fields | 1 |
Statements (73)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | oil field region ⓘ |
| contains |
Antelope Hills Oil Field
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Belridge Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Buttonwillow Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Coalinga Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Cymric Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Devils Den Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Edison Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Elk Hills Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Fruitvale Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacalitos Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Kern Front Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Kern River Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Kettleman Middle Dome Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Kettleman North Dome Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Kettleman South Dome Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Lost Hills Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ McKittrick Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Midway-Sunset Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Monarch Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Poso Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ North Belridge Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ North Coles Levee Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ North Kern Front Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ North Shafter Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Nose Oil Field (San Joaquin Valley) NERFINISHED ⓘ Paloma Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Poso Creek Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Pyramid Hills Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Rio Bravo Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosedale Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Round Mountain Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Round Mountain area oil fields NERFINISHED ⓘ San Emidio Nose Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Semitropic Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Shafter Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ South Belridge Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ South Coles Levee Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Tejon Extension Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Tejon Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Wasco Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ West Coalinga Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Yokuts Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developmentPeak | 20th century ⓘ |
| discovered | late 19th century ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
major regional employer
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significant contributor to California oil production ⓘ |
| geologicalBasin | San Joaquin Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalProvince | California Central Valley petroleum province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hydrocarbonType |
heavy oil
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medium-gravity oil ⓘ |
| industrySector | petroleum industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high cumulative petroleum output
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large onshore oil production ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Valley of California
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San Joaquin Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrative | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCityNearby |
Bakersfield, California
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Coalinga, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Taft, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
California oil fields
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onshore oil fields of the United States ⓘ |
| product |
crude oil
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natural gas (associated) ⓘ |
| ranking | among largest onshore oil field concentrations in the United States ⓘ |
| regulatoryAuthority | California Geologic Energy Management Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalExtractionMethods |
cyclic steam stimulation
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primary recovery ⓘ secondary recovery ⓘ steam flooding ⓘ thermal enhanced oil recovery ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
San Joaquin Valley west side oil fields
this entity surface form:
Kern County oil-producing region