# Ghawar Field in Saudi Arabia vs. Permian Basin: Is There Even a Comparison?

**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/ghawar-field-in-saudi-arabia-vs-permian-basin-is-there-even-a-comparison/45042
**Category:** General Mineral Rights Discussion
**Created:** [April 24, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/ghawar-field-in-saudi-arabia-vs-permian-basin-is-there-even-a-comparison/45042 "2019-04-24T18:32:50Z")
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### Author: ![Kenny\_DuBose](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/user_avatar/www.mineralrightsforum.com/kenny_dubose/32/5102_2.png) [@Kenny\_DuBose](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Kenny_DuBose)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/ghawar-field-in-saudi-arabia-vs-permian-basin-is-there-even-a-comparison/45042/1 "2019-04-24T18:32:50Z")

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Let’s have a look at the best they’ve got vs the best the we’ve got ! An interesting and factual review by the Society of Petroleum Enineeer’s Journal of Petroleum Technology.

> **[Ghawar vs. Permian Basin: Is There Even a Comparison?](https://pubs.spe.org/en/jpt/jpt-article-detail/?art=5377&utm_source=newsletter-jpt&utm_medium=email-content&utm_campaign=JPT&utm_content=Ghawar%2520vs.%2520Permian%2520Basin%253A%2520Is%2520There%2520Even%2520a%2520Comparison%253F&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWVRobE5qQTFZalJpWVRrNSIsInQiOiI4MysxdFBrZ1ByeXJsaGs4MTUzbk9vc25SYVkzR2lDaXM0Q0Y0MnUwTWhWQlhsc2pHNzJPSTIwZmFFdGF2UWd5elB0U2tXK1FlRm9kbTFSb3ZvTTgyTVNhalQ1ZHAzVnZSS1RLT0JSQU5OKzhqc1QyYnBYUFlnNnZaYzRsWW9hSiJ9)**
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> While some try to put the two enormous oil producers toe-to-toe, the best thing to do might be to understand why they are different.

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#### Post date: [January 11, 2025, 7:19pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/ghawar-field-in-saudi-arabia-vs-permian-basin-is-there-even-a-comparison/45042/2 "2025-01-11T19:19:11Z")

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