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Tar Creek study, Sargent oil field, Santa Clara County, California

January 1, 2002

Field work in the Tar Creek area of Sargent oil field was performed June 26 to 28, 2000. The Santa Clara County study area is located in Sections, 30, 31, and 32, Township 11 South, Range 4 East, M.D.B&M; and in Sections 25 and 36, Township 11 South, Range 3 East, M.D.B.&M., north and south of Tar Creek, west of Highway 101. The work was a cooperative effort of the California Department of Conservation's Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR), California Geological Survey (CGS), and the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The purpose of the project was to map the stratigraphy and geologic structure (David Wagner, CGS); sample oil for age dating (Les Magoon, USGS); and search for undocumented wells plus conduct a GPS survey of the area (Bill Fedasko, J.P. Carnahan, and Ross Brunetti, DOGGR)

Publication Year 2002
Title Tar Creek study, Sargent oil field, Santa Clara County, California
Authors David L. Wagner, Bill Fedasko, J.R. Carnahan, Ross Brunetti, Leslie B. Magoon, Paul G. Lillis, T.D. Lorenson, Richard G. Stanley
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype State or Local Government Series
Series Number 5
Index ID 70044635
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse