Dammam No. 7
| Dammam No. 7 | |
|---|---|
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Region | Eastern Province |
| Location | Dhahran (Dammam metropolitan area) |
| Coordinates | 26°19′15.95″N 50°7′39.94″E |
| Operator | Saudi Aramco |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 1938 |
| Start of development | 1946 |
| Start of production | 1949 |
| Abandonment | 1982 |
| 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.
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