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  2. Inglewood Oil Field - Wikipedia

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    The Inglewood Oil Field in 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, in 2012 it produced approximately 2.8 million barrels of oil from some five hundred wells.

  3. Offshore drilling on the Atlantic coast of the United States

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    Gulf Oil operated three wells in state waters south of the Florida Keys in 1959, 1960 and 1961, while Chevron (Calco) and Sinclair each operated one. The wells were considered to be dry holes, however, oil shows were found in all the wells and live oil was tested in the State Lease 826Y-1. [8]

  4. Offshore oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico (United States)

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    The state of Louisiana issued its first offshore oil and gas lease in 1936, and the following year the Pure Oil Company discovered the first Louisiana offshore oil field, the Creole Field, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) from the shore of Cameron Parish, from a platform built on timber pilings in 10-to-15-foot-deep (3.0 to 4.6 m) water.

  5. Oil platform - Wikipedia

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    Tender and offshore oil rig platform near Louisiana. Diagram showing the operation of a typical oil platform: 1. Drilling rig; 2. Rock layers; 3. Oil drills; 4. Oil and natural gas. Around 1891, the first submerged oil wells were drilled from platforms built on piles in the fresh waters of the Grand Lake St. Marys (a.k.a. Mercer County ...

  6. Summerland Oil Field - Wikipedia

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    First developed in the 1890s, and richly productive in the early 20th century, the Summerland Oil Field was the location of the world's first offshore oil wells, drilled from piers in 1896. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This field, which was the first significant field to be developed in Santa Barbara County, [ 3 ] produced 3.18 million of barrels of oil during ...

  7. Brea-Olinda Oil Field - Wikipedia

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    Location of the Brea-Olinda Oil Field in Southern California. Other oil fields are shown in dark gray. The Brea-Olinda Oil Field is a large oil field in northern Orange County and Los Angeles County, California, along the southern edge of the Puente Hills, about four miles (6 km) northeast of Fullerton, and adjacent to the city of Brea.

  8. Oil well - Wikipedia

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    Oil well located inside the Delta National Wildlife Refuge. The impacts of oil exploration and drilling are often irreversible, particularly for wildlife. [30] Research indicates that caribou in Alaska show a marked avoidance of areas near oil wells and seismic lines due to disturbances. [30]

  9. Fracking in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Environmental Protection Agency illustration of the water cycle of hydraulic fracturing. Fracking in the United States began in 1949. [1] According to the Department of Energy (DOE), by 2013 at least two million oil and gas wells in the US had been hydraulically fractured, and that of new wells being drilled, up to 95% are hydraulically fractured.

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