Gasoline deposit discovered about 1936 at depth of 35 ft near Culver City airport in Los Angeles. Basin is of unknown origin; evidence leads to belief that gasoline occurs in buried river bed, to which it was introduced either from leaking pipe line or by condensation of vapors ascending along fault plane; 3 wells are commercial producers; analysis of product.


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    Title :

    Shallow gasoline discovery at airport still puzzle


    Additional title:

    Oil Gas J


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Oil and Gas Journal ; 36 , n 39 ; p 15 + 24


    Publication date :

    1938


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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