Permian Basin Map (IMAGE)

Environmental Defense Fund

Permian Basin Map

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The Permian Basin is the largest oil field on the planet. Tens of thousands of wells dot the 86,000 square landscape that spans West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico.

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Environmental Defense Fund Photo by Nick Simonite

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