For historic archaeology of oil fields, you might try this:
http://www.independencerock.org/places/metzthesis.pdf

R. Scott Baxter also did a thesis on the archaeology of oil fields (at
UNR????), and has an article in Historical Archaeology 36(3)

For other archaeological research in an oil patch, see:
http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/nv/cultural/reports.Par.21261.File.dat/15_archaeological_predictive_model_management_treatment_plan_northern_rrvalley.pdf

On 10/28/13, Barbara Voss <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear Hist-Arch'ers,
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> I am posting this on behalf of a graduate student in our program, Sam
> Holley-Kline. Sam is developing his dissertation project at a
> prehistoric/historic site in Mexico that is located within a historic oil
> field. He is trying to develop a context for this research and is looking
> for case studies that touch either of two related issues:
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> 1) Historical archaeology or historical preservation studies of the
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> petroleum fields and facilities themselves; and
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> 2) Other archaeological research (on non-petroleum sites and features) that
> has been conducted within historic and modern oil fields.
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> Thanks in advance for any suggestions you might have; you can respond to
> Sam
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> All my best,
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> --Barb
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