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Union Oil Co., wells of.39,79,116,117,123,124 
wells of, oil of, analyses of. 209,212 
rocks near.*. 116 
Upper Ojai Valley, oil wells in. 40,42 
oil wells in, location of, map showing... 41 
rocks in. 29 
view of. 46 
V. 
Vaqueros formation, age of. 12 
bitumen in. 94 
character of. 12-13 
distribution of. 13-17, 
37,62-63,64,66,78,81-86,91-93,97 
fossils in.- 12-13,14,17 
Modelo formation and, relations of.. 13,19-20 
oil in. 34,61,68,88,89,93,95,98 
overturn of, view of. 90 
Sespe red beds and, relations of. 11 
Venericardia planicosta Lamarck. 11 ,222 
ventricosa Gould. 153 
Ventura, fossils from near. 27 
Venus pertenuis Gabb. 147 
temblorensis Anderson... 
W. 
Watts, W. L., analyses of. 216-217 
fossils collected by. 24,26,152 
reports of, on California oils. 139,141,158 
reports of, on Los Angeles district_ 158-159 
West Lake Oil Co., well of, oil of, analysis 
of. 210,211,213 
West Virginia, oil of, composition of. 204 
Westlake-Rommell Oil Co., well of, oil of, 
analysis of. 209,211,212 
Western avenue and Temple road, Los An¬ 
geles, area one-fourth mile from, 
wells of, geology of. 181 
vicinity of, oil wells in, geology of_178-180 
records of. 179-180 
Western field, development of.• 159 
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Western field, geology of. 173-184 
location of. 172 
oil wells of. 174-184 
oil of, analyses of.210,211,213 
records of. 177-180,184 
section in, figure showing. 178,181 
structure in. 184-186 
subdivisions of. 174-175 
topography of. 172 
Wheeler Canyon, oil wells in. 4,42,45-46,49 
oil wells in, oil of, analyses of. 209,211,212 
Whidden-Double Oil Co., oil wells of.40-41 
oil wells of, oil of, analysis of. 209,211,212 
Whitney, J. D., explorations by. 138,140 
on brea deposits. 140-141 
Whittier field, gas well in. 109 
geology of. 104-105,110-112 
location of. 110 
oil wells in. 111-115,133 
oil of, analysis of.210,215 
view of. 112 
pumping plant in, view of. 120 
structure of. 112-115 
tankage in. 134 
Whittier-Fillmore Oil Co., well of, oil of, 
analysis of. 210,211,213 
Wiley Canyon, fossils from. 17 
oil wells in. 4,96 
oil of, analyses of. 210,211,213 
prospecting in. 4 
rocks in. 15-16,78,92 
Y. 
Yoldia arata Whiteaves. 11 
cooperi Gabb. 28 
nasuta Gabb. 11 
scissurata Dali. 24 
sp. 27,147 
Z. 
Zenith Co., oil wells of 
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