c. Seal Beach, California. 



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Figure 16. Seal Beach— permanent drilling island 

 (Courtesy of Oil and Gas Journal). 



(1) Construction. 



(a) Completed. 1954. 



(b) Type. Sand and rock-filled steel sheet-pile ceU with riprap outer protection 

 (Fig. 16). 



(c) Purpose. Support of offshore oU-driUing operations. 



(2) Owners. Humble Oil and Refining Company (Manager), 1800 Avenue of the 

 Stars, Los Angeles, California 90067, and Texaco, Incorporated, 3350 Wilshire Boulevard, 

 Los Angeles, California 90005. (Monterey-Texas Company, a joint venture of Monterey Oil 

 Company and Texaco, Incorporated, original owners.) 



(3) Location. Pacific Ocean, about I mile south of channel breakwater for Alamitos 

 Bay at Seal Beach, California. 



Latitude: 33°43'20"N. - Longitude: 1I8°07'30"W. 



(4) Physical Environment (Fig. 17). 



(a) Protected Ocean Environment. Protected from northern quadrants by 

 mainland and Long Beach Harbor breakwaters. Otherwise exposed to ocean winds and 

 waves. 



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