Photographic Memory
Photographic Memory: First well at al-Alat
In the beginning, Aramco’s operating landscape seemed a bit more barren than today.
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The first well at al-Alat, 20 miles (32km) northwest of Dammam, stands sentinel over a bleak landscape, 1937.