California oil fields
E420718
California oil fields are expansive petroleum-producing regions in the state of California that have historically driven major economic development and inspired numerous cultural depictions of early 20th-century oil booms.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| California oil and gas fields | 4 |
| California oil fields canonical | 4 |
| California oil and gas industry | 1 |
| Offshore California oil fields | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4205409 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: California oil fields Context triple: [There Will Be Blood, narrativeLocation, California oil fields]
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A.
Kern River Oil Field
Kern River Oil Field is one of California’s largest and oldest producing oil fields, located near Bakersfield in Kern County.
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B.
Elk Hills oil field
The Elk Hills oil field is a major petroleum reserve in California that gained historical notoriety for its central role in the Teapot Dome scandal, one of the most infamous corruption cases in U.S. political history.
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C.
Midway-Sunset Oil Field
Midway-Sunset Oil Field is one of California’s largest and oldest producing oil fields, located in the southern San Joaquin Valley.
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D.
Campo, California
Campo, California is a small rural community in southeastern San Diego County known as the southern starting point of the Pacific Crest Trail near the U.S.–Mexico border.
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E.
Belridge Oil Field
Belridge Oil Field is one of California’s largest and most productive oil fields, located in the San Joaquin Valley and known for its extensive heavy oil and enhanced recovery operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: California oil fields Target entity description: California oil fields are expansive petroleum-producing regions in the state of California that have historically driven major economic development and inspired numerous cultural depictions of early 20th-century oil booms.
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A.
Kern River Oil Field
Kern River Oil Field is one of California’s largest and oldest producing oil fields, located near Bakersfield in Kern County.
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B.
Elk Hills oil field
The Elk Hills oil field is a major petroleum reserve in California that gained historical notoriety for its central role in the Teapot Dome scandal, one of the most infamous corruption cases in U.S. political history.
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C.
Midway-Sunset Oil Field
Midway-Sunset Oil Field is one of California’s largest and oldest producing oil fields, located in the southern San Joaquin Valley.
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D.
Campo, California
Campo, California is a small rural community in southeastern San Diego County known as the southern starting point of the Pacific Crest Trail near the U.S.–Mexico border.
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E.
Belridge Oil Field
Belridge Oil Field is one of California’s largest and most productive oil fields, located in the San Joaquin Valley and known for its extensive heavy oil and enhanced recovery operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (83)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural resource
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oil field ⓘ petroleum-producing region ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of Bakersfield
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development of Kern County ⓘ urban growth in Los Angeles Basin ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| enhancedRecoveryTechnique |
cyclic steam stimulation
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steam flooding ⓘ water flooding ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
air pollution from production operations
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groundwater contamination risk ⓘ habitat fragmentation ⓘ land subsidence ⓘ oil spills ⓘ |
| extractionMethod |
enhanced oil recovery
ⓘ
primary recovery ⓘ secondary recovery ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Belridge Oil Field
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Beverly Hills Oil Field ⓘ Buena Vista Oil Field ⓘ Cat Canyon Oil Field ⓘ
linked to:
Santa Maria Valley Oil Field
Coalinga Oil Field ⓘ Cuyama Valley oil fields ⓘ Dominguez Oil Field ⓘ
linked to:
Montebello Oil Field
Edison Oil Field ⓘ Elk Hills Oil Field ⓘ
linked to:
Elk Hills oil field
Fruitvale Oil Field ⓘ Huntington Beach Oil Field ⓘ Inglewood Oil Field ⓘ Kern River Oil Field ⓘ Kettleman North Dome Oil Field ⓘ Long Beach Oil Field ⓘ Los Angeles Basin oil fields ⓘ
linked to:
Southern California oil fields
Lost Hills Oil Field ⓘ McKittrick Oil Field ⓘ Midway-Sunset Oil Field ⓘ Montebello Oil Field ⓘ Offshore California oil fields ⓘ
linked to:
California oil fields
Oxnard Oil Field ⓘ Piru Oil Field ⓘ Placerita Oil Field ⓘ Richfield Oil Field ⓘ Round Mountain Oil Field ⓘ Sacramento Valley oil fields ⓘ San Ardo Oil Field ⓘ San Joaquin Valley oil fields ⓘ Santa Fe Springs Oil Field ⓘ Santa Maria Valley Oil Field ⓘ Signal Hill Oil Field ⓘ
linked to:
Signal Hill oil field
South Belridge Oil Field ⓘ
linked to:
Belridge Oil Field
Ventura Basin oil fields ⓘ
linked to:
Southern California oil fields
Ventura County offshore oil fields ⓘ
linked to:
Southern California oil fields
Ventura Oil Field ⓘ Wilmington Oil Field ⓘ |
| historicalBoom |
Kern County oil boom
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linked to:
Coalinga Oil Field
Los Angeles oil boom ⓘ Signal Hill oil boom ⓘ |
| historicallyImportantFor | development of the American oil industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
cultural depictions of oil booms
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films about oil drilling in California ⓘ literature about early 20th-century oil ⓘ |
| knownFor |
environmental impacts
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historic oil booms ⓘ large petroleum reserves ⓘ offshore oil production ⓘ onshore oil production ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| majorEconomicImpactOn |
California economy
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local communities in California ⓘ |
| partOf |
oil and gas industry in the United States
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petroleum industry in California ⓘ |
| peakDevelopmentPeriod |
1900s
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1910s ⓘ 1920s ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
California Geologic Energy Management Division
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linked to:
Geologic Energy Management Division
California State Lands Commission ⓘ |
| resourceType |
associated natural gas
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crude oil ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
federal environmental regulations
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state environmental regulations ⓘ |
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Subject: California oil fields Description of subject: California oil fields are expansive petroleum-producing regions in the state of California that have historically driven major economic development and inspired numerous cultural depictions of early 20th-century oil booms.
Referenced by (10)
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