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2. Offshore oil and gas in California - Wikipedia

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   The first strictly offshore oil field in California was the Belmont Offshore Field, discovered in 1948 1.6 miles (2.6 km) from the shore of Seal Beach; production did not begin until 1954 when a man-made island was built in 40 feet of water for drilling and production equipment. [9]

3. Roustabout - Wikipedia

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   Oil roustabout refers to a worker who maintains all things in the oil field. Roustabout is an official classification of natural gas and oil rig personnel. Roustabouts working in oil fields typically perform various jobs requiring little training. Drillers start off as roustabouts until they gain enough hands-on experience to move up to a ...

4. Offshore oil and gas in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The federal government has had no new lease sales for offshore California since 1982. Offshore drilling has continued from existing platforms in state and federal waters. State offshore seabed in California produced 37,400 barrels (5,950 m 3) of oil per day, and federal offshore tracts produced 66,400 barrels (10,560 m 3) of oil per day in ...

5. Roughneck - Wikipedia

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   Roustabout (lease hand): On bigger rigs and offshore rigs, a roustabout does most of the painting and cleaning so roughnecks can take care of other work. Ginsel: The worm's helper. This is also a derogatory insult among roughnecks. Also called the fifth hand. Iron roughneck is also a specialized equipment used in oil drilling operations. [1]

6. Carpinteria Offshore Oil Field - Wikipedia

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   The Carpinteria Offshore Oil Field is an oil and gas field in Santa Barbara Channel, south of the city of Carpinteria in southern California in the United States. Discovered in 1964, and reaching peak production in 1969, it has produced over 106 million barrels of oil in its lifetime, and retains approximately 2 million barrels in reserve recoverable with present technology, according to the ...

7. California oil and gas industry - Wikipedia

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   1866: First steam-powered rig in California drills an oil well at Ojai, near the Sulphur Mountain seeps. 1875: First commercial oil field in California is discovered at Pico Canyon in Los Angeles County. 1878: First wooden derrick in Kern County constructed at Reward to drill for flux oil to mix with asphalt.