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The Wheeler Ridge oil field [Kern County, California]
George M. Cunningham
The Wheeler Ridge oil field [Kern County, California]
Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (May 1926) 10 (5): 495-501
The Wheeler Ridge oil field [Kern County, California]
Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (May 1926) 10 (5): 495-501
Index Terms/Descriptors
Latitude & Longitude
Abstract
This paper treats of the location and economic importance of the field. The formations described are of Miocene and Pliocene age. The Wheeler Ridge anticline is an asymmetric fold, the north flank having the steeper dips. The structure is closed, the highest part of the structure being in the present developed area. There is a large fault south of the anticline which is not considered to be of the low angle, thrust type, but nearly vertical. Oil is recovered from sands in the Maricopa shale as well as from the Etchegoin formation.
ISSN: 0883-9247
Serial Title: Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Serial Volume: 10
Serial Issue: 5
Title: The Wheeler Ridge oil field [Kern County, California]
Author(s): Cunningham, George M.
Pages: 495-501
Published: 192605
Text Language: English
Publisher: American Association of Petroleum Geologists,
Tulsa, OK,
United States
Accession Number: 1928-002497
Categories: Economic geology of energy sources
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: 2 figs.
N34°47'60" - N35°47'60", W120°15'00" - W117°40'00"
Country of Publication: United States
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2019, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from Bibliography and Index of North American Geology, U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, United States
Update Code: 1928
