there are two oil-producing areas in florida. one is in south florida, with 14 fields, and the other is in the western panhandle, with seven fields. the south florida fields are located in lee, hendry, and collier county. florida’s first oil field, the sunniland field, in collier county, was discovered in 1943. it has since produced over 18 million barrels of oil. after that, 13 more field discoveries were found. although these fields are small, production is large. together, the three felda fields (west felda, mid-felda, and sunoco felda) in hendry county have produced over 54 million barrels of oil.