On May 24, 1920, the first Huntington Beach well, the Huntington A-1 , was brought in as a producing well. By October 1921, the field had 59 producing wells. a central theme in
Southern California politics. The discovery of oil was followed by a real estate boom in the surrounding communities. For example, as the Huntington Beach Oil Field expanded, the homes in that area that stood in the path of drawing oil from the ground were physically relocated north in 1921-1922 to lots in
Midway City, California, which "started Midway City". In addition, the discovery led to the development of the oceanfront community of
Sunset Beach, California, which was established in 1905. ==Current operations==