User blog comment:Jspyster1/Photo Contest/@comment-3028286-20100905130144/@comment-224939-20100905215153

Holy crud, you got it right! It is, in fact, a disguised oil well within the Los Angeles area. LA sits atop the third biggest oil field in the U.S. Oil companies has built numerous oils drills within the city, but have disguised them as towers so that they can blend in better with the city. Enjoy this small prize.