Dammam No. 7

26°19′15.95″N 50°7′39.94″E / 26.3210972°N 50.1277611°E / 26.3210972; 50.1277611

Dammam No. 7
CountrySaudi Arabia
RegionEastern Province
LocationDhahran (Dammam metropolitan area)
Coordinates26°19′15.95″N 50°7′39.94″E / 26.3210972°N 50.1277611°E / 26.3210972; 50.1277611[1]
OperatorSaudi Aramco
Field history
Discovery1938
Start of development1946
Start of production1949
Abandonment1982
Production
Peak of production (oil)1,600 barrels per day (~100,000 t/a)

Dammam No. 7 is the oil well where commercial quantities of oil were first discovered in Saudi Arabia in 1938.

  1. ^ "Oil Well 7" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 30 November 2023.