Permian Basin Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Sedimentary basin in the United States with large mineral and fossil fuel deposits
About Permian Basin
ThePermian Basinrefers to a subterranean basin, dating to the Permian Period of the late Paleozoic Era around 300 million years ago. Nowadays, it is buried deep beneath this part of the Edwards Plateau, yet it is this primordial basin which lends its name to the region, because it is responsible for the economic windfall which has made the area flourish; every year, the area pumps over 200 million barrels ofoilfrom the buried basin strata. Indeed, driving through the countryside, it is impossible not to notice the hundreds of pumpjacks dotting the grassy landscape. Once collected, the oil is processed in the refineries of theMidland-Odessaarea, which serves as headquarters for the Permian Basin oil and gas industry. The Permian Basin region is rated as the biggest inland petrochemical comp
Permian Basin Travel Guide Sections
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