This museum was built to display and explore the development of oil drilling in the area, the impact of the technology and the ecological impact of oil use in the area. It is located in an Exhibition Hall at Daqing Oilfield Development.
The museum's exhibition halls include the Oil Gas Prospecting Hall, Oilfield Developing Hall and Technology Hall. Two new halls have recently been added to the museum: the Chemical Hall and a Dinosaur Fossil Hall. The museum also has a detailed diorama displaying the various layers of an oilfield and the method through which crude oil is extracted.