Inglewood Oil Field - A Controversial Part of Los Angeles County

Inglewood Oil Field - A Controversial Part of Los Angeles County


Culver City, California (CA), US
The Inglewood Oil Field in Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, is the 18th-largest oil field in the state and the second-most productive in the Los Angeles Basin. Discovered in 1924 and in continuous production ever since, it produces approximately 3 million barrels of oil from some five hundred wells every year. Since 1924 it has produced almost 400 million barrels, and there are an estimated 30 million barrels remaining in the field's one thousand acres - recoverable with present technology. The field is operated by Sentinel Peak Resources.

Also seen HERE at Virtual Globetrotting.
The Inglewood Oil Field in Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, is the 18th-largest oil field in the state and the second-most productive in the Los Angeles Basin. Discovered in 1924 and in continuous production ever since, it produces approximately 3 million barrels of oil from some five hundred wells every year. Since 1924 it has produced almost 400 million barrels, and there are an estimated 30 million barrels remaining in the field's one thousand acres - recoverable with present technology. The field is operated by Sentinel Peak Resources.

Also seen HERE at Virtual Globetrotting.
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Links: inglewoodoilfield.com, www.sierraclub.org, www.latimes.com, en.wikipedia.org
By: jbottero

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