South Mountain, Santa Paula, Ventura County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| South Mountain | Oil Field (Active) |
| Santa Paula | City |
| Ventura County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 19' 59'' North , 119° 1' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Oil Field (Active) - last checked 2009
Deposit first discovered:
1916
Köppen climate type:
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Oak Ridge Oil Field, South Mountain Oil Field
The South Mountain Oil Field is a large and productive oil field in Ventura County, California, in the United States, in and adjacent to the city of Santa Paula. Discovered in 1916, and having a cumulative production of over 158 million barrels (25,100,000 m3) of oil, it is the 37th largest oil field in California and the second largest in Ventura County (after the Ventura field). As of the beginning of 2009, it retains 316 active wells, and has an estimated 1.4 million barrels (220,000 m3) of oil remaining recoverable with current technology. Vintage Production, a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum, was the largest operator as of 2009.
Oil in the South Mountain field is found in two producing horizons, one on each side of the Oak Ridge Fault. The larger pool, and the one first to be discovered, is in the Oligocene-age Sespe Formation, trapped in the huge anticline of which South Mountain is the surface expression. The pool north of the Oak Ridge Fault, known as the "Bridge" pool, is in the Pliocene-age Pico Formation.
The oil field covers most of the north slope, the summit, and part of the south slope of topographically prominent South Mountain, southeast of Santa Paula. Adjacent to the west and southwest is the small West Mountain Oil Field and the Saticoy Oil Field, which follows the north bank of the Santa Clara River. Land use is relatively unmixed, as the entire mountain is inaccessible to the public; areas not developed for oil and gas production are left in their natural state.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Boussingaultite Formula: (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O Description: Formed by heated gases escaping through crevices in sandstone and shale and coats crevices. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Boussingaultite | 7.CC.60 | (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Boussingaultite | (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| N | Nitrogen | |
| N | ⓘ Boussingaultite | (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Boussingaultite | (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Boussingaultite | (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Boussingaultite | (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Mountain_Oil_Field |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q7567996 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America Plate
- California BorderlandAccretionary Complex
- Franciscan DomainDomain
- Southern California Borderland BasinsBasin
Pacific PlateTectonic Plate
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South Mountain, Santa Paula, Ventura County, California, USA