Here, in what we now call the Permian Basin, an immense reef, famously known as the Capitan Reef, flourished, forming one of the most biologically rich marine ecosystems of its time. Geologist ...

While the Permian Basin—including its Midland eastern lobe and Delaware western lobe—in West Texas is by far the king as it amazingly produces almost half of record-high U.S. crude oil ...

But Midland is home to the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum. And there I could see a diorama of the reef as it looked when it was alive. The first part of the drive took me southeast along the ...

The Permian Reef was once home to a thriving sea of marine life, including sponges, algae, clams, corals, trilobites and sea urchins. The 8.4-mile Permian Reef Trail in McKittrick Canyon offers ...

As the booming U.S. onshore oil and gas industry matures and efficiency levels fall, less active Canadian shale plays stand to benefit with arguably the best combination of quality inventory and ...