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2. Oxnard Oil Field - Wikipedia

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   The average depth below ground surface of the tar sands – both the Vaca Sand, and the Pico Sand – is about 2,500 feet (760 m), and their thickness ranges from 0 to 600 feet (180 m), representing a total volume of 405,000 acre-feet (500,000,000 m 3), equivalent to approximately 565 million barrels (89,800,000 m 3) of oil for both units, were ...

3. Offshore oil and gas in California - Wikipedia

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   Oil wells on wharves built out over the ocean, Summerland oil field, 1902. Known oil and gas fields in federal waters, offshore California (Minerals Management Service) Offshore oil and gas in California provides a significant portion of the state's petroleum production. Offshore oil and gas has been a contentious issue for decades, first over ...

4. Oil sands - Wikipedia

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   The Athabasca oil sands in Alberta, Canada, are a very large source of bitumen, which can be upgraded to synthetic crude heavy oil, Western Canadian Select (WCS) Tar sandstone from California, United States. Oil sands [a] are a type of unconventional petroleum deposit.

5. 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 ...

6. California law restricting oil wells near homes to take ...

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   Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, D-Los Angeles, introduced a bill that would have fined oil companies $10,000 per day for low-production oil wells operating near homes and schools.

7. Beverly Hills Oil Field - Wikipedia

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   Oil in these sands is mainly found in pinch-out structures, in which oil is trapped in more permeable sub-units within impermeable sands. Underneath this unit, separated by an unconformity , is the larger Modelo Formation , consisting of several sand units: the D/M Sands (the topmost), the Hauser Sand, around 4,500 feet (1,400 m) below sea ...