Wilmington Oil Field
Encyclopedia
The Wilmington Oil Field is a large petroleum
field in Los Angeles County
in southern California
in the United States
in terms of cumulative oil produced. Discovered in 1932, it is the third largest oil field in the United States. The field runs roughly southeast to northwest through the Los Angeles Basin
, stretching from the middle of San Pedro Bay
through Long Beach
and east of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. The field originally contained approximately 3 Goilbbl of reserves. As of 2002, approximately 90% of its original reserves had been recovered, leaving approximately 300 Moilbbl.
The offshore portion of the oil field is developed largely through wells drilled directionally from THUMS Islands
, four artificial islands in Long Beach Harbor.
All figures are as of December 31, 2001.
Petroleum
Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...
field in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County, California
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in southern California
California
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in the United States
United States
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in terms of cumulative oil produced. Discovered in 1932, it is the third largest oil field in the United States. The field runs roughly southeast to northwest through the Los Angeles Basin
Los Angeles Basin
The Los Angeles Basin is the coastal sediment-filled plain located between the Peninsular and Transverse ranges in southern California in the United States containing the central part of the city of Los Angeles as well as its southern and southeastern suburbs...
, stretching from the middle of San Pedro Bay
San Pedro Bay (California)
San Pedro Bay is an inlet on the Pacific Ocean coast of southern California, United States. It is the site of the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach, which together form the fifth-busiest port facility in the world and easily the busiest in the Western Hemisphere...
through Long Beach
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
and east of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. The field originally contained approximately 3 Goilbbl of reserves. As of 2002, approximately 90% of its original reserves had been recovered, leaving approximately 300 Moilbbl.
The offshore portion of the oil field is developed largely through wells drilled directionally from THUMS Islands
THUMS Islands
THUMS Islands are a set of four artificial islands in San Pedro Bay off the coast of Long Beach, California. They were built to tap into the East Wilmington Oil Field...
, four artificial islands in Long Beach Harbor.
Data
| year discovered | 1932 |
| cumulative production | 2583.393 Moilbbl |
| estimated reserves | 221.499 Moilbbl |
| annual production | 15.903 Moilbbl |
| producing wells | 1,228 (195,000,000 m³) |