Texas Oil and Gas

by Jeff A. Spencer

Overview

Texas Oil and Gas documents in postcards the rapid growth of the Texas petroleum industry from its beginnings near Corsicana in the 1890s through the next several decades of oil booms throughout the state. The young 20th century opened with the Lucas Gusher at Spindletop in 1901. Thousands rushed from the oilfields of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia to find work and riches. Continued drilling success along the Texas Gulf Coast transformed Houston into a major city and the Beaumont area into a major petrochemical center. Through the 1910s and 1920s, oil booms occurred in North Texas, the Panhandle, Central Texas, and West Texas. The giant East Texas oilfield, the second largest North American oilfield to Alaska's North Slope, was discovered in 1930. Texas oil replaced coal as fuel for the nation's railroads and provided fuel for our military in two world wars.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467130219
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	09/16/2013
Series:	Postcard History Series
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	237,737
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Author Jeff A. Spencer, a petroleum geologist and oilfield historian, has authored several papers using vintage postcards to illustrate the petroleum industry's history and growth. He currently serves as a vice president of the Petroleum History Institute and is coauthor of Arcadia's Images of America: Ohio Oil and Gas.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 Spindletop and the Golden Triangle 9

2 The Texas Gulf Coast 29

3 North Texas and the Panhandle 63

4 The Ranger and Breckenridge Booms 85

5 North Central Texas 95

6 West Texas 105

7 East Texas 115

Bibliography 127