Kern River Oil Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Chevron
• Country: USA
• Location: San Joaquin Valley, California
• Production start:
• Partners:
• Type: Oil
• Estimated Reserves:
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+++ Description

• A very large field that produces heavy oil
• The field encompasses nearly 9,600 acres of land, has approximately 10,000 producing wells
• Steamflooding is the process used to increase recovery from the heavy oil reservoirs.

+++ Contractors

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+++ History

• 1899 - Kern River Oil Field discovered
• 1999 - Texaco acquired AERA's stake in the field

+++ Geology

+++ Links

1. Top 100 U S Oil And Gas Fields
2. Kern River Celebrates 100 Year Anniversary
3. Texaco and Aera Finalize Trade of Selected California Upstream Assets