What is Oil field?
[[Image:Oil wells just offshore at Summerland, California, c.1915.jpg|thumb|300px|Oil field with dozens of wells, in [[Summerland, California]], [[1915]].]] An '''oil field''' is a region with many [[oil well]]s extracting [[petroleum]] (oil) from below ground. Because the [[oil reservoir]]s usually extend over a large area, possibly several hundred [[kilometre]]s across, the only way to completely [[exploitation|exploit]] the field is with many wells in different parts of the field. Other than wells, there may be [[pipeline]]s to transport the oil elsewhere, and support buildings for the workers and for repairs. ==Other websites== *[http://www.mississippioiljournal.com/map/ Interactive Oil Field Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102191714/http://www.mississippioiljournal.com/map |date=2011-01-02 }} Mississippi Oil Journal *[http://www.kgs.ku.edu/PRS/petroMaps.html Interactive Oil and Gas Maps] Kansas Geological Survey {{physics-stub}} [[Category:Petroleum]]