Oil in the City
The Fall and Rise of Oil Drilling in Los Angeles
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5703743 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah S Elkind (0000-0003-2184-7596, San Diego State University, corresponding author), Elkind |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 99 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 82-90 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of American History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8723 • E-ISSN: 1945-2314 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jahist/jas079 |
| OpenAlex | W2097554742 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
82 The Journal of American History June 2012 Today oil derricks stand like trees in a forest. . . . Steam pile drivers roar on many a vacant lot. . . . One hundred and eighty permits to drill for oil have been given and twenty-five more are in procedure. . . . If this fever continues, as it gives every indication of doing, one reasonably may expect to see virtually the entire waterfront line of private properties from Washington street to Sixty-sixth avenue or Playa del Rey dotted with a line of oil derricks
Drilling · Oil drilling · Petroleum engineering · American Environmental and Regional History · Engineering · Geology · History · Mechanical Engineering
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |