“There Will Be Blood” was mainly filmed in West Texas around the town of Marfa, with additional key locations in California and Washington state.

Main filming locations

  • Marfa, Texas – Most of the oil-field exteriors, town sets, and sweeping desert landscapes were shot on and around the McGuire Ranch near Marfa in West Texas.
  • Shafter, Texas – Early mining scenes (standing in for New Mexico) used an abandoned mineshaft near the ghost town of Shafter.

California locations

  • Los Angeles & Beverly Hills, California – Interior sequences, including the famous bowling alley finale, were filmed at Greystone Park & Mansion in Beverly Hills.
  • Santa Clarita & El Mirage Dry Lake, California – Additional exterior oil-field and landscape shots were done around Santa Clarita and the stark El Mirage Dry Lake in the Mojave Desert.
  • Lompoc, California – Some smaller sequences and landscape material were filmed in and around Lompoc in Santa Barbara County.

Washington mansion exteriors

  • Thornewood Castle, Lakewood, Washington – The grand Tudor-style mansion seen as Daniel Plainview’s opulent home near the end of the film uses Thornewood Castle for its exterior shots.

Quick HTML table of key spots

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Location State How it was used
Marfa (McGuire Ranch) Texas Primary oil fields, town sets, wide desert vistas.
Shafter Texas Early mining scenes at abandoned mineshaft.
Greystone Park & Mansion California Interiors including the bowling alley climax.
Santa Clarita & El Mirage Dry Lake California Additional landscapes and oil-field exteriors.
Lompoc California Supplementary scenes and landscapes.
Thornewood Castle (Lakewood) Washington Exterior of Plainview’s final mansion.
**TL;DR:** It was shot mostly in and around Marfa, Texas, with important scenes at Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills, El Mirage Dry Lake and other California spots, plus mansion exteriors at Thornewood Castle in Washington.

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