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(California - Oil) Two maps of the Huntington Beach Oil Field & two cross sections of producing formations Place Published: [San Francisco?] Publisher: California State Mining Bureau Date Published: 1922 & 1923 Description: Includes: Map of Huntington Beach Oil Field Orange County, California. California State Mining Bureau. 102x78 cm (40x30¾”). 1922. Map of Huntington Beach Oil Field Orange County, California. Showing Surface Contours top of Ashton Oil Zone, Position of Edge Waters of Ashton Oil Zone… 105x77 cm (41¼x30½”). 1923. Cross Section along line E-E (Plate I) showing Producing Formations and Existing Water Conditions in Huntington Beach Oil Field Orange County California. Accompanying Report of J.B. Case, Chief Deputy Supervisor and V.H. Wilhelm Petroleum Engineer. Plate III. 47.5x90 cm (18¾x35½”). 1923. Cross Section along line G-G (Plate I) showing Producing Formations and Existing Water Conditions in Huntington Beach Oil Field Orange County California. Accompanying Report of J.B. Case, Chief Deputy Supervisor and V.H. Wilhelm Petroleum Engineer. 59x105 cm (23¼x41¼”). 1923. Blue line maps & sections. Rare early blue line maps and sections of the Huntington Beach Oil Field, part of the rich pools of oil found along the West Coast of the United States in the early 1920s, stretching from Huntington Beach to Santa Barbara. On May 24, 1920, the first Huntington Beach well began producing; by October 1921, the field had 59 producing wells. We could find no copies of these maps and profiles listed in OCLC. Condition: Some splits and nicks at fold intersection, a few repairs; very good. Item#: 355894 Headline: Huntington Beach Oil Field Maps, 1923-23