They pulled so much oil out of that field back in the first half of the 20th Century that the Henry Ford plant on Terminal Island sank several feet below its initial grade.
“They pulled so much oil out of that field back in the first half of the 20th Century that the Henry Ford plant on Terminal Island sank several feet below its initial grade.”
2/3 of what they pulled up was fresh water.
They seperated it from the oil and put it into the drinking system.
A friend of mine using his mud jacking system raised the Henry Ford Bridge 13 feet with traffic going over it.