The Permian Basin Petroleum Museum in Midland, Texas

Eric & I visited the Permian

Basin Petroleum Museum

in Midland, Texas.

Oil Derricks in front of

the Museum

Eric at the front door

The Permian Basin started forming many, many millions of years ago as the sea life in an ancient sea died and was covered over with layers and layers of sediment that eventually formed rock.  

A Recreation of Ancient

Sea Life at the Permian

Reef

A display of Tiny Plants

that many, many

millions of years later

 would become Oil.

West Texas was Cattle Country before Oil was discovered here.

A painting of men 

working on an 

Oil Rig

Oil was refined into

Gasoline & fueled

cars in the Early

20th Century.

This Antique Pump Truck

made Gas deliveries in the 

1930s.

This Truck was used to carry

Explosives to Oil Fields

to "open up Wells."

Mobil Oil's logo was the

Red Pegasus for many

years.

An older Texaco

Gas Pump

Petroleum on the Air

Gas Commercials were 

all over TV & the radio.

We see Oil Company 

ads today.

Energy City has exhibits

for young children.

There are more displays that explain Alternative Fuels, Fracking, and Enhanced Oil Recovery. 

This is my favorite part of the Museum...

The Chaparral Cars

Exhibit

This Chaparral 2 D was built

in 1966.

This car is available for 

visitors to sit in.

There was plenty

of room for me.

The Chaparral 2F was built 

in 1967.

The Chaparral 2H was built

in 1969.

The Chaparral 2J was built in

1970.

Air was sucked up from under

the car & forced out the back.

And...

... this is the GS II B

Experimental Corvette.

It was built in 1963 by

Chevrolet Engineering

Center.

A shot with Eric & me and the Santa Rita #2 Oil Well.

It started pumping Oil in 1923.

We learned a lot about Oil Exploration, Drilling, and Fracking to increase Well Production.  The exhibits are very interesting and worth a visit.