Lakeview Gusher #1
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Moose Mob
N 35° 05.487 W 119° 24.118
11S E 281038 N 3885824
Not much left other than a pipe and oil residue.
Waymark Code: WM1H3D
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/08/2007
Views: 97
America's most spectacular gusher blew in here on March 14, 1910. Initially 18,000 barrels per day, the flow later reached an uncontrolled peak of 100,000 barrels per day, completely destroying the derrick. This Union Oil Company well produced nine million barrels of oil in 18 months.
Marker Number: 485.00
Marker Name: LAKEVIEW GUSHER 1
County: Kern
Has Official CA Plaque: yes
Marker Dedication Date: 02/03/1952
Location:
Petroleum Club Rd (County Rd 277T, P.M. 1.1) between Kerto and Cadet Rds, 1.5 mi N of Maricopa via Hwy 33
Website: Not listed
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