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The Permian Basin comprises several component basins, including the Midland Basin, which is the largest; Delaware Basin, the second largest; and Marfa Basin, the smallest. The Permian Basin covers more than 86,000 square miles (220,000 km 2 ), [ 1 ] and extends across an area approximately 250 miles (400 km) wide and 300 miles (480 km) long.
Nov. 15—MIDLAND — The Permian Basin Area Foundation has awarded $2,816,000 to nonprofit organizations serving West Texans during its fall community grant cycle. "Every one of these grantees ...
Midland is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Midland County [5] with small portions extending into Martin County. The population was 132,524 as of the 2020 census . Located in the Permian Basin in West Texas , Midland is a major center for American oil and natural gas production .
Ward County Courthouse in Monahans, December 2009. The Permian Basin, home to Monahans and Midland-Odessa combined statistical area, is 250 miles (400 km) wide and 300 miles (480 km) long; Monahans is "The Center of the Permian Basin". The basin was formed during the Permian period, the final portion of the Paleozoic era.
May 15—MIDLAND — Permian Basin Area Foundation has awarded $1,346,000 to nonprofit organizations serving West Texans during its spring community grant cycle.
Odessa American, Texas. January 3, 2024 at 11:46 AM. Jan. 3—MIDLAND — Permian Basin Area Foundation has announced the opening of the 2024-2025 scholarship cycle.
Map of the basins, reefs and platforms that make up the Permian Basin in West Texas. The Val Verde Basin is a marginal foreland basin located in West Texas, just southeast of the Midland Basin. The Val Verde is a sub-basin of the larger Permian Basin and is roughly 24–40 km wide by 240 km long. [1]
Permian rocks are the best-known of the Texas Paleozoic. They are widespread in north Texas, where their characteristic red beds are spectacularly exposed in Palo Duro Canyon. The strata are also oil-rich where buried in west Texas, such as in the Midland and Odessa region. This crude oil-rich area is known as the Permian Basin.