California oil fields

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf natural resource
oil field
petroleum-producing region
contributedTo development of Bakersfield
development of Kern County
urban growth in Los Angeles Basin
country United States
enhancedRecoveryTechnique cyclic steam stimulation
steam flooding
water flooding
environmentalIssue air pollution from production operations
groundwater contamination risk
habitat fragmentation
land subsidence
oil spills
extractionMethod enhanced oil recovery
primary recovery
secondary recovery
hasPart Belridge Oil Field
Beverly Hills Oil Field
Buena Vista Oil Field
Cat Canyon Oil Field
Coalinga Oil Field
Cuyama Valley oil fields
Dominguez 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
Lost Hills Oil Field
McKittrick Oil Field
Midway-Sunset Oil Field
Montebello Oil Field
Offshore 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
South Belridge Oil Field
linked to: Belridge Oil Field

Ventura Basin oil fields
Ventura County offshore oil fields
Ventura Oil Field
Wilmington Oil Field
historicalBoom Kern County oil boom
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
films about oil drilling in California
literature about early 20th-century oil
knownFor environmental impacts
historic oil booms
large petroleum reserves
offshore oil production
onshore oil production
locatedIn California
United States
majorEconomicImpactOn California economy
local communities in California
partOf oil and gas industry in the United States
petroleum industry in California
peakDevelopmentPeriod 1900s
1910s
1920s
regulatedBy California Geologic Energy Management Division
California State Lands Commission
resourceType associated natural gas
crude oil
significantPeriod early 20th century
subjectTo federal environmental regulations
state environmental regulations

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There Will Be Blood narrativeLocation California oil fields
Midway-Sunset Oil Field partOf California oil and gas industry
linked to: California oil fields
California oil fields hasPart Offshore California oil fields
linked to: California oil fields
Daniel Plainview setting California oil fields
San Joaquin Valley oil fields partOf California oil fields
Lost Hills Oil Field partOf California oil and gas fields
linked to: California oil fields
Mount Poso Oil Field partOf California oil and gas fields
linked to: California oil fields
Fruitvale Oil Field isPartOf California oil and gas fields
linked to: California oil fields
Buena Vista Oil Field partOf California oil fields
Cymric Oil Field isPartOf California oil and gas fields
linked to: California oil fields