The Los Angeles California Oil Fields Geological Sketch Map 1900
by Peter Ogden
Title
The Los Angeles California Oil Fields Geological Sketch Map 1900
Artist
Peter Ogden
Medium
Drawing - Lithograph
Description
This is a restored copy of a map of the Los Angeles, California oil and gas fields in 1898-1900 published by the California State Mining Bureau in 1900. It depicts the streets and landmarks of the City of Los Angeles and the locations of known oil and gas yielding formations therein.
The California oil and gas industry has been a major industry for over a century. Oil production was a minor factor in the 19th century, with kerosene replacing whale oil and lubricants becoming essential to the machine age. Oil became a major California industry in the 20th century with the discovery on new fields around Los Angeles and the San Joaquin Valley, and the dramatic increase in demand for gasoline to fuel automobiles and trucks. In 1900 California pumped 4 million barrels, nearly 5% of the national supply. Then came a series of major discoveries, and the state pumped 100,000,000 barrels in 1914, or 38% of the national supply. In 2012 California produced 197 million barrels of crude oil, out of the total 2,375 million barrels of oil produced in the U.S, representing 8.3% of national production. California drilling operations and oil production are concentrated primarily in Kern County, San Joaquin Valley and the Los Angeles basin.
There is also some offshore oil and gas production in California, but there is now a permanent moratorium on new offshore oil and gas leasing and new offshore platforms in both California and federal waters, although new wells can be drilled from existing platforms. These restrictions were imposed after the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill released oil into the Pacific Ocean. California produces some gas but imports most of its supply by pipeline.
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January 11th, 2020
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