To give you an idea of just how important oil is in Denver City, we must tell you about Oxy Permian.
Part of the Occidental Petroleum family and the largest oil producer in Texas, Oxy has almost 200 employees and 800 contractors in Denver City. The company pumps 68,000 barrels of oil a day from 4,200 wells. Oxy also operates the world's largest carbon dioxide flood in Denver City.