The hidden oil fields under Los Angeles

[Kaido]

Wow! I grew up in SoCal & had no idea these were there!

http://www.vice.com/video/oil-of-l-a--3

 

[PlanetJosh]

I hope they find more dinosaur fossils in them. Like the ones in the La Brea Tar Pits.

 

[Kaido]

I hope they find more dinosaur fossils in them. Like the ones in the La Brea Tar Pits.

https://ddkpmexz7bq23.cloudfront.ne...b-4546-bf6f-a29988b98cc8_photo.jpg?1327702628

 

[PlanetJosh]

Literally stays in them. Not bad.

 

[Fenixgoon]

you see a few every once in a while. i was down in long beach and passed by one, haha

 

[Jodell88]

I hope they find more dinosaur fossils in them. Like the ones in the La Brea Tar Pits.

I wonder if they ever found any in the pitch lake in La Brea Trinidad and Tobago. :hmm:

 

[Kaido]

I wonder if they ever found any in the pitch lake in La Brea Trinidad and Tobago. :hmm:

They've already started going full Jurassic Park on mastadons:

http://www.hngn.com/articles/80304/...erted-asian-elephant-cells-giant-mastadon.htm

 

[Phokus]

That is weird and neat

 

[Reynod]

Now I know why that reservoir engineer at work used to say "Frack Los Angeles ... he wasn't kidding.

 

[SKORPI0]

Interactive map of Oil Fields select Find by Oil/Gas Field

 

[CZroe]

Browsing on iOS. There was no indication on the page that there was a video. There was just a useless picture and blurb. I almost gave up trying to find a "next page" button or something. I only tapped the image to see if it would start a slideshow or something, which unexpectedly started a video.

Poor website design.

 

[cabri]

Surprised that you have never driven the area and seen a donkey engine at work
Or not understand what a donkey engine does. :thumbsdown:

More like you never paid attention to your surroundings.

The first I visited the LA area as an adult, I remember seeing them.

 

[IronWing]

I thought oil seeping from the ground would be a dead give away but I guess Hollywood knows how to keep its secrets.

 

[TheVrolok]

I also had no idea. Interesting.

 

[AMCRambler]

When the water runs out you'll be able to sell your property to the oil companies and move somewhere else!

 

[KeithP]

Browsing on iOS. There was no indication on the page that there was a video. There was just a useless picture and blurb.

I didn't watch the entire video, it seemed pointless. From what I saw we get a video of a guy walking around and occasionally saying..."there is one".

Gee, oil in LA. Wow. Next thing you know someone will find a large area with a lot of tar.

-KeithP

 

[The Boston Dangler]

the 1st thing i thought of was this:

http://www.theonion.com/articles/lucrative-new-oil-extraction-method-involves-drill,38028/

 

[gophertron]

Interactive map of Oil Fields select Find by Oil/Gas Field

Hmmm...not sure how that site is considering "active producers". Near some of the beach towns I'm familiar with, it's placing them smack on top or underneath houses. Definitely no pumps visible from above ground. Perhaps historical pumps were there, or some sort of slant drilling?

 

[Printer Bandit]

Can the U.S. military invade California ?

 

[Jodell88]

Oil for water?

 

[Strk]

I think the scary part are the injection wells.