Cool Video - the OIL of L.A.

[James OLC]

Since my interest in Oil and California occasionally cross paths I came across this video which "documents" some of the oil exploration and development that is ongoing in the greater LA area:

Palladium Boots - Oil of L.A. (http://www.palladiumboots.com/video/la-oil)


Exploration #4 - Oil of L.A.
Twenty billion barrels of oil sit beneath Los Angeles. Hidden in plain sight, thousands of wells pump day and night all over the city covered by hollow office buildings, camouflaged next to high schools, and concealed behind shopping malls. We put on our boots and went exploring

There are some pretty gross technical errors in it regarding the names of some of the actual equipment and/or the process/intent of the same (i.e. a "service rig" is not the same as a "drilling rig" etc.) but it's kind of a cool look.

[67 ls1 vert]

That's amazing! Good info about the facts going on right under our noses.

[oestek]

Very cool. I used to drive past those all the time. Saw many of them, but didn't know about the hidden ones!

[WILWAXU]

Great video. I used to live in west LA/Culver City. I knew about the wells you can see, but not the hidden ones. The site on Pico is a funny, I've driven by there numerous times.

[moreHP]

Heh. We used to ride our dirtbikes as kids threw that old petrochem plant at the start of the video!