Kern River Field
Discovered 1899, San Joaquin Valley, California, billions of barrels of heavy oil.
Overview
Kern River heavy crude needs steam to flow, and cyclic steam and steamfloods made it one of the great EOR successes. Cumulative production passed 2 billion barrels. The field anchors Bakersfield petroleum culture.
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