Tuesday, October 17, 2023

The Permian Basin Petroleum Museum in Midland, Texas





Eric & I visited the Permian











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...


















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.








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

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.  

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