Name/Title
"SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS, CALIFORNIA OIL FIELDS," JULY 1921Entry/Object ID
2003.231.1.1Description
"SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS, CALIFORNIA OIL FIELDS," JULY 1921
Color: Black; White
"A Summary of Operations, California Oil Fields," Volume 7, Number 2, July 1921, from the California State Mining Bureau. The cover has the title, author, volume, number, and date, and location at the top. A woodblock-like image of an oil well is at the center with a black square border around it. A list of some special articles is at the bottom. Contents include an essay on proved oil lands with charts on production by county; other charts on production by districts and fields; information on collections of funds by assessments; financial statements of the "Petroleum and Gas Fund"; township plates of proved lands; state statutes on oil; charts on the output and stocks of oil refineries; state and national gasoline production; the efficiency of oil producers in conservation; a listing of recent developments in fields; a directory of state oil operators, including, on page 144, the Walter P. Temple Oil Company of El Monte; a list of special articles from volume 4 of the series, of mining bureau publications, of oil field maps, and other mining bureau reports available. On the front cover are two sections, one in pencil and the other in ink, with the inscription "Bulletin 89," referring to the publication, which was published in hardcover book form and of which a copy is in the museum collection as 95.20.1.11. With creases; soiling; darkening; folds at corners; foxing; losses at the bottom right corner of the cover; water stains on the bottom of the front cover; stains; staple tarnish and some tears, the overall condition is good.Lexicon
Search Terms
Three-dimensional, Reports, California State Mining Bureau, Petroleum industry and trade--California, Petroleum mining--California, Petroleum prospecting--California
