Inglewood Oil Field5640 S. Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, California, United States

The Inglewood Oil Field has played a major role in the history of Los Angeles. Since the discovery of oil and natural gas resources here in 1924, the field has helped fuel our lifestyle and strengthened our local economy. Over the field’s history 1,600 wells have been drilled within the historical boundaries of the field. Today, the oil field’s boundary covers approximately 1,000 acres making it one of the largest contiguous urban oil fields in the United States.  The field was first commercially produced by Standard Oil Company of California Los Angeles back in the days when Baldwin Hills was considered “out in the country” and the lands were primarily farmed and grazed.  Even in the early days of oil drilling, the Inglewood Oil Field was recognized as one of the few examples of orderly development.  Below is a partial list of operators of the Inglewood Oil Field:

• Petroleum Securities Company (Rubel)
• Associated Oil Company
• Brownmoor Oil Company
• California Petroleum Corporation of California
• O.R. Howard and Company
• Mohawk Oil and Gas Syndicate
• Standard Oil Company of California (1924)
• 57 Petroleum Corporations
• Bartolo Oil Company (1924)
• Associated Oil Company (1924)
• Amazon Drilling Company controlled by Pacific Oil Company
• Shell Company of California (1925)
• Chevron
• Stocker Resources Incorporated (SRI) (1991)
• Getty Oil