Los Angeles City Oil Field - Wikipedia
The Los Angeles City Oil Field is a large oil field north of Downtown Los Angeles.Long and narrow, it extends from immediately south of Dodger Stadium west to Vermont Avenue, encompassing an area of about four miles (6 km) long by a quarter-mile across.Its former productive area amounts to 780 acres (3.2 km 2).. Discovered in 1890, and made famous by Edward Doheny's successful well in 1892