Old oil rigs still stand in the East Texas oil field along the Sabine River near Longview, Texas.


Longview, TX - Steel rigs still stand along the banks of the Sabine River in the East Texas oil field, after wells drilled in the 40's have been plugged. When Hunt discovered it in the 1920's it was thought to be the world's largest oil field.


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Location: Longview, Texas, USA
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