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Where was John Wayne movie Hellfighters filmed at?

The John Wayne movie "Hellfighters" (1968) was primarily filmed in Texas and New Mexico.

Here's a breakdown of the locations:

* Texas:

* Midland: The majority of the filming, including the scenes with the oil rigs and explosions, took place in the Permian Basin near Midland.

* Odessa: Some additional scenes were filmed in this West Texas city.

* New Mexico:

* Carlsbad: Scenes involving the oil rig fire were filmed in this southeastern New Mexico city.

While the film is set in a fictionalized version of the oil fields, the vast majority of the scenes were filmed in the real-life oil production areas of West Texas and New Mexico.

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