Field Trip​

Tuesday, 11 February 2020 7:30am - 1pm

THUMS Island Tour - Long Beach Harbor, California - CLOSED

We will leave USC at 7:30 AM to take the Boat ride to the Islands at 9am. The tour will take about 2 hours and we shall return by 1pm.

We will be visiting one of the 4 islands in the Long Beach Harbor that are the sites of drilling and production into the East Wilmington Oilfield.

THUMS islands, built in the 1960s, allow the eastern portion of the field to be produced with environmental, spatial and logistical efficiency. Come and learn how these islands are both beautiful and practical.

The tour will include a boat ride around Long Beach Harbor, a behind-the-scenes tour of one of the islands, a close-up view of an active drill rig, the production office where all the island wells are monitored, and award-winning landscaping designed by the same architect who created Disneyland’s Tomorrow Land.

All must wear closed-toed, flat shoes (no heels or open-toed shoes allowed). Goggles and hardhats will be provided. No children under 12 years old. If we’re lucky, we may also see some marine life along the way!