Santa Rita No. 1

The Discovery that Transformed the Permian Basin and Shaped the Oil Industry

Posted 5/4/23

Nearly a century ago, on May 28, 1923, an unlikely oil well in West Texas known as Santa Rita No. 1 changed the course of the American oil industry and propelled the Permian Basin to the forefront of global oil production.

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