When evaluating the largest and most prolific individual oil-producing fields rather than a single standalone drill hole, the title in the United States traditionally belongs to the legendary Prudhoe Bay Oil Field located on the North Slope of Alaska, or the massive Permian Basin formation spanning West Texas and southeastern New Mexico. Discovered decades ago, these massive petroleum provinces have yielded cumulative billions of barrels of crude oil, driven by advanced horizontal drilling, hydraulic fracturing, and continuous secondary and tertiary enhanced oil recovery techniques deployed by major energy producers.