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Inglewood Oil Field

The 1200-acre Inglewood Oil Field located in the Baldwin Hills area is the largest urban oil field in the United States and is surrounded by over 300 homes in the communities of Culver City, Baldwin Hills, Inglewood and Los Angeles. Plains Exploration and Production Co.(PXP), the owner and operator of the oil field, has recently begun the controversial practive of Fracking. Hydraulic Fracturing, or Fracking, is a drilling practice involving pumping of immense quantities of water, chemicals and sand into the ground at very high pressure to break or fissure rock formations in the hope to access hidden pockets of oil and gas. Los Angeles, California, USA

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The 1200-acre Inglewood Oil Field located in the Baldwin Hills area is the largest urban oil field in the United States and is surrounded by over 300 homes in the communities of Culver City, Baldwin Hills, Inglewood and Los Angeles. Plains Exploration and Production Co.(PXP), the owner and operator of the oil field, has recently begun the controversial practive of Fracking. Hydraulic Fracturing, or Fracking, is a drilling practice involving pumping of immense quantities of water, chemicals and sand into the ground at very high pressure to break or fissure rock formations in the hope to access hidden pockets of oil and gas. Los Angeles, California, USA