SUNNILAND OIL TREND

The Sunniland Oil Trend, largely located in the Big Cypress National Preserve, is a well-defined, onshore oil reserve stretching from Fort Myers to Miami. Oil was first discovered in the Sunniland Trend in 1943 by the Humble Oil and Refining Company. Since then, eight commercial oil fields have produced more than 120 million barrels of oil at some of the highest onshore per-well flow rates in the country.

Wells in the Sunniland Trend produce oil from limestone formations located more than two miles below the surface and contain very low amounts of natural gas, meaning they must be pumped in order to bring the oil to the surface.

The variety of oil produced in the Sunniland Trend, when refined, produces auto and aviation fuels, diesel fuel, lube oils and asphalt.



Oil and natural gas supply more than 60 percent of our nation’s energy.