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Permian Basin

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Permian Basin Overview

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Economist explains impact of Russian oil ban on the Permian Basin

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Permian Basin Production Is Back, and Booming

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USGS says NM's Permian Basin contains 46 billion barrels of oil

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Permian Basin’s Stacked Formations = More Oil & Gas

The Permian Basin is a sedimentary basin largely contained in the western part of the U.S. state of Texas and the southeastern part of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It reaches from just south of Lubbock, past Midland and Odessa, south nearly to the Rio Grande River in southern West Central Texas, and extending westward into the southeastern part of New Mexico. It is so named because it has one of the world's thickest deposits of rocks from the Permian geologic period. The greater Permian Basin comprises several component basins; of these, Midland Basin is the largest, Delaware Basin is the second largest, and Marfa Basin is the smallest. The Permian Basin extends beneath an area approximately 250 miles (400 km) wide and 300 miles (480 km) long.