South Belridge Oil Field
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The South Belridge Oil Field is a large oil field in northwestern Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California, about forty miles west of Bakersfield. Discovered in 1911, and having a cumulative produc
The South Belridge Oil Field in Southern and Central California. Other oil fields are shown in gray.
The San Joaquin kit fox. Kit foxes can be found on the South Belridge and other Kern County oil fields, as they are tolerant of disturbance, and sometimes use pipes and man-made openings as dens.
A row of nodding donkey oil wells at the South Belridge Field
A rendering of the in-development solar field being built at the South Belridge Field
McKittrick Oil Field
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The McKittrick Oil Field is a large oil and gas field in western Kern County, California. The town of McKittrick overlies the northeastern portion of the oil field. Recognized as an oil field in the 1
The McKittrick Oil Field in Kern County, California. Other oil fields are shown in gray.
Oil wells and piping on the McKittrick Field, about a mile west of the town of McKittrick.
McKittrick Tar Seep North of Highway 58. The person is lighting a natural-gas bubble.
Outcrop of diatomite with streaks of oil, McKittrick oilfield. There are numerous oil seeps in this area. 2000 photo.