Huntington Beach Oil Field

The Huntington Beach Oil Field is part of rich pools of oil found along the West Coast of the United States in the early 1920s[1] stretching from Huntington Beach, California to Santa Barbara, California.

[4] The conflict of coastal oil drilling with beachfront recreation and tourism has been[5] a central theme in Southern California politics.

[6] For example, as the Huntington Beach Oil Field expanded, the homes in that area that stood in the path of drawing oil from the ground were physically relocated north 6 miles (9.7 km) in 1921-1922 to lots in Midway City, California, which "started Midway City".

[7] In addition, the discovery led to the development of the oceanfront community of Sunset Beach, California, which was established in 1905.

[9] California Resources Corporation currently operates the Huntington Beach Oil Field in Orange County.