Oil Creek Town, belonging to Chongqing Jiangjin District, is located in the northwest of Jiangjin District, east of Longhua Town, south of Baisha Town, west of Shimen Town, Yongchuan District, Linjiang Town, north of Wutan Town, Dexian Street, 18 kilometers away from the People's Government of Jiangjin District, the region has a total area of 153.27 square kilometers.
In the fifth year of King Shenliang of Zhou (316 years ago), the territory of Yauxi Town belonged to Jiangzhou County; in December 1961, Yauxi Commune was changed to Yauxi Town. As of the end of 2018, the household population of Oil Creek Township was 76,893. As of June 2020, Oil Creek Township has 5 communities and 9 administrative villages under its jurisdiction, and the township people's government is located at No. 125 Jianxin Road in Mingyue Community.
In 2018, there were 120 industrial enterprises in Oil Creek Township, of which 3 were above scale, and there were 27 general stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters.