Title:
Photograph of oil gusher on Chapman ranch
Creator:
Pound, Raymond L.
Subject:
Oil wells
Union Oil Co.
Description:
This oil well became the largest producing well in California when Union Oil Company struck oil on the Chapman ranch. This
well was put into production on March 11, 1919, and reportedly produced over eight thousand barrels a day. It pumped two
hundred million barrels in the first five years. In 1921 the South West Shipbuilding at San Pedro built a steel tanker for
the Union Oil Co. that was named La Placentia. It was the sister ship of the La Brea and Montebello. During WW II, La Placentia
provided support for the warships on the high seas.
Publisher:
Placentia Library District
Date:
1911
Type:
image
Format:
1 photographic print; 19 x 25 cm.
Identifier:
cpl_178
32-14-1
Coverage:
Placentia (Calif.)
Rights:
copyrighted;
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Walcek, John
Photographs by John Walcek, 119 N. Bradford Ave., Suite A, Placentia, CA. 92870; 714-528-1860.