INGLEWOOD OIL FIELD

Over the past century, more than 400 million barrels of oil have been produced from the Inglewood Oil Field. Today, the Inglewood Oil Field continues to be a steady source of domestic oil and natural gas and is one of the most productive oil fields in the entire L.A. Basin. Production at the field has averaged between 2.5 - 3.1 million barrels a year for the past ten years. With technological advancements in the oil and gas industry, engineers estimate that as much as 50% of the field's oil resources remain in place in producing zones and can be readily accessed through drilling and production activities. These resources will continue to ensure that the Inglewood Oil Field supplies Southern California's refineries with oil for decades to come, offsetting their need to import supplies from South America and the Middle East... The Inglewood Oil Field has played a major role in the history of Los Angeles. Since the discovery of oil and natural gas resources here in 1924, the field has..

Primary location: Los Angeles United States