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Wilmington Oil Field

Oil field in Southern California

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Location of the Wilmington Oil Field within the Los Angeles Basin. Oil fields are shown in light violet. (English)
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The Wilmington oil field, located 20 miles south of Los Angeles and adjacent to the Los Angeles Harbor, is one of the largest oil fields discovered in California. Oil was first produced in January, 1932, from the Lower Pliocene formation. The General Petroleum Corporation's Terminal No. 1 was the first large well and was completed in December, 1936, with an initial production of 1,500 barrels per day, 20.5° A.P.I. gravity, from the Puente formation (Upper Miocene) at a depth of 3,625 feet… (English)
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