Reward | |
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 Small oil field near Reward, Calif. | |
  Reward Location in California  Reward Reward (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 35°19′21″N119°40′45″W / 35.32250°N 119.67917°W Coordinates: 35°19′21″N119°40′45″W / 35.32250°N 119.67917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Kern County |
| Elevation | 1,276 ft (389 m) |
Reward is an unincorporated community in western Kern County, California. [1]
It is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west-northwest of McKittrick, [2] at an elevation of 1,276 feet (389 m) in the southern Temblor Range. [1] Reward is located in the McKittrick Oil Field. [2]
Reward was the location of the Aguaje de Santa Maria (Waterhole of Saint Mary) water stop on the 19th century El Camino Viejo in Alta California. [3]
The first wooden oil derrick in Kern County was constructed at the future site of Reward in 1878, to drill for flux oil to mix with asphalt that was being mined in Asphalto and refined in McKittrick. The settlement of Reward was founded in 1907, its name derived from the discovery of oil at the site. [4] A post office operating there from 1909 to 1937. [2] [4]
Kern County is located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 839,631. Its county seat is Bakersfield.
McKittrick is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. McKittrick is located 14 miles (23 km) northwest of Taft, at an elevation of 1,056 feet (322 m). The population was 115 at the 2010 census, down from 160 at the 2000 census.
Willow Springs is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California, United States. It is located 7.5 miles (12 km) west of Rosamond, at an elevation of 2,523 feet (769 m).
Famoso is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located on Poso Creek 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south-southeast of McFarland, at an elevation of 427 feet (130 m).
Havilah is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located in the mountains between Walker Basin and the Kern River Valley, 5 miles (8.0 km) south-southwest of Bodfish at an elevation of 3,136 feet (956 m).
Edison is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located 7.5 miles (12 km) east-southeast of downtown Bakersfield, at an elevation of 568 feet (173 m).
Reward was an mining site in Inyo County, California. It is located on the west side of the Inyo Mountains 9.5 miles (15 km) north of Lone Pine, at an elevation of 3865 feet.
Asphalto is a former settlement in Kern County, California. It was located on the railroad 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of McKittrick, at an elevation of 932 feet. Asphalto still appeared on maps as of 1932.
Kilowatt is an unincorporated locality and former settlement in Kern County, California. It is located on the Union Pacific Railroad 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Buttonwillow, at an elevation of 279 feet (85 m).
Lokern is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 8 miles (13 km) north-northeast of McKittrick, at an elevation of 279 feet (85 m).
Midoil is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Fellows, at an elevation of 1,339 feet (408 m).
Missouri Triangle is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located 10 miles (16 km) north of McKittrick, at an elevation of 561 feet (171 m).
Oil City is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California, about 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Bakersfield, adjacent to the Kern River Oil Field.
Olig is a former settlement in Kern County, California. It was located 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of McKittrick, at an elevation of 1030 feet. Olig still appeared on maps as of 1912.
Semitropic is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located 10.5 miles (17 km) east of Lost Hills, at an elevation of 256 feet (78 m). The settlement gives its name to the surrounding Semitropic Oil Field, currently operated by Vintage Production LLC.
Spellacy is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located 5.25 miles (8.4 km) northwest of Maricopa and 2.20 miles (3.5 km) southwest of Taft at an elevation of 1,676 feet (511 m).
The McKittrick Tar Pits are a series of natural asphalt lakes situated in the western part of Kern County in southern California. The pits are the most extensive asphalt lakes in the state.
Bitterwater Creek, formerly Arroyo de Amargosa, is a stream with its source just southwest of the southern extreme of the Elkhorn Hills, just west of and inside the San Luis Obispo County boundary, 6.3 miles southwest of Maricopa, California. The creek flows northwest to dissipate in the dry lake bed of Buena Vista Lake, 3.7 miles north of Pentland, Kern County, California. In years of heavy rainfall it would be a tributary to Buena Vista Lake, which has been dry for many years due to agricultural diversion.
Poso Creek or Posey Creek is an 87.9-mile (141.5 km) intermittent stream in Kern County, California.
The California oil and gas industry has been a major industry for over a century. Oil production was a minor factor in the 19th century, with kerosene replacing whale oil and lubricants becoming essential to the machine age. Oil became a major California industry in the 20th century with the discovery on new fields around Los Angeles and the San Joaquin Valley, and the dramatic increase in demand for gasoline to fuel automobiles and trucks. In 1900 California pumped 4 million barrels (640,000 m3), nearly 5% of the national supply. Then came a series of major discoveries, and the state pumped 100 million bbl (16 million m3) in 1914, or 38% of the national supply. In 2012 California produced 197 million bbl (31 million m3) of crude oil, out of the total 2,375 million bbl (378 million m3) of oil produced in the U.S, representing 8.3% of national production. California drilling operations and oil production are concentrated primarily in Kern County, San Joaquin Valley and the Los Angeles basin.
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