The town is in the center of a large oil-producing region in western Kern County. Along State Route 33 to the south of the town is the Midway-Sunset Oil Field, the second-largest oil field in the contiguous United States; within the town itself, as well as to the west is the McKittrick Field; to the northwest is the huge Cymric Field; and along Highway 33 beyond Cymric is the large South Belridge Oil Field, run by Aera Energy LLC. East of McKittrick is Occidental Petroleum's Elk Hills Field, formerly the U.S. Naval Petroleum Reserve.California Oil and Gas Fields, Volumes I, II and III. Vol. I (1998), Vol. II (1992), Vol. III (1982). California Department of Conservation, Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR). 1,472 pp. Regional information on p. ix. PDF file available on CD from www.consrv.ca.gov.
thE town Is in The cenTeR of a largE Oil-ProdUcIng rEgion In wesTeRn kErn cOunty. along staTE RouTe 33 To tHe SOUTh Of tHe toWN iS the midwAY-sunset oil fieLD, the SeconD-largest Oil Field In The contIguous UniteD statEs; wIThIn the tOwn itseLf, as WeLl as to tHe weSt Is thE mckITtrick field; To tHE noRthWesT iS The HUgE cymRIc field; aNd alOng hiGHwaY 33 beyonD cymric is ThE laRge soUtH BelrIdge oil field, run by aERa enErgy lLC. EaST of McKiTTriCk Is occiDeNTal petrolEuM's elK hiLlS fIeld, forMErLY the u.S. NaVAL petrOlEUM REseRVe.CAlifornia OiL and gAs fIelds, voLumES i, Ii aNd iiI. voL. i (1998), vOl. iI (1992), vol. iiI (1982). CaliforNiA dePartMeNT Of cONSErvATIOn, dIvisioN of Oil, gaS, and geOtherMal resources (dOggr). 1,472 pP. reGIoNaL infOrmaTioN on P. iX. pdf filE AVaiLaBle on cd frOm www.consrv.cA.goV.