Permian Basin (North America) - Wikipedia
The Permian Basin is the thickest deposit of Permian aged rocks on Earth which were rapidly deposited during the collision of North America and Gondwana (South America and Africa) between the late Mississippian through the Permian.
Permian Basin | Oil & Gas, Texas, USA | Britannica
Dec 19, 2024 · Permian Basin, large sedimentary basin in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico, U.S., noted for its rich petroleum, natural gas, and potassium deposits. Owing to its economic importance, it is one of the most well-studied geologic regions of the world.
Permian Basin Information - Railroad Commission of Texas
What is the Permian Basin? The Permian Basin is an oil-and-gas-producing area located in West Texas and the adjoining area of southeastern New Mexico.
Permian Basin Overview - Maps - Geology - Counties - Shale …
The Permian Basin is one of the oldest and most widely recognized oil and gas producing regions in the U.S. The Permian Basin covers approximately 86,000 square miles and encompasses 52 counties in New Mexico and Texas.
Explainer: what is the Permian Basin? - Chevron
The Permian Basin is an energy-rich depression in the earth’s crust that spans parts of West Texas and New Mexico. How rich? It accounts for nearly 40% of the oil production and 15% of the natural gas production in the United States.
Permian Basin - TSHA
Apr 28, 2019 · The Permian Basin is located in West Texas and the adjoining area of southeastern New Mexico. It underlies an area approximately 250 miles wide and 300 miles long and includes the Texas counties of Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock, Howard, Loving, Martin, Midland, Pecos, Reeves, Terrell, Upton, Ward, and Winkler.
Permian Basin Oil and Gas Overview | Enverus
The Permian Basin is an oil and gas producing area in west Texas and southeastern New Mexico, and a valuable source of petroleum, chemicals and minerals.
Permian basin - SEG Wiki
Dec 5, 2018 · The Permian basin is a sedimentary basin known for its extensive petroleum and mineral resource deposits in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico in the United States. Active since the 1920s, the basin is the largest petroleum producing basin in the U.S.
About the Permian Basin - The University of Texas Permian Basin …
There’s no place quite like the Permian Basin—a wild, untouched beauty dotted with pockets of modern development. Rugged meets West Texas chic. We love our endless blue skies, but we know that West Texas is so much more than a picture-perfect sunset.
The Permian Basin is a complex sedimentary system located in the foreland of the Marathon-Ouachita orogenic belt. It covers more than 75,000 square miles and extends across 52 counties in West Texas and Southeast New Mexico.