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History of Texas Oil

History of Texas Oil. By Drew Harding and Daniel Houghton. Finding the Oil. At first, no Texas wells could produce oil, and many companies left the area discouraged. One man, Patillo Higgins remained convinced of oil in Texas.

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History of Texas Oil

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  1. History of Texas Oil By Drew Harding and Daniel Houghton

  2. Finding the Oil • At first, no Texas wells could produce oil, and many companies left the area discouraged. • One man, Patillo Higgins remained convinced of oil in Texas. • After numerous failures he, with help from Anthony Lucas, finally found Spindletop…

  3. 1901 - Spindletop • Before Spindletop, a successful oil well produced about 20 barrels a day. • Spindletop produced over 100,000 barrels a day, more oil than all other wells in the world combined.

  4. After Spindletop… • In a few months the population quadrupled, and over 200 wells were built. • The gusher created huge oil companies, such as Gulf Oil, Amoco and Exxon. • Over 50 million dollars was made in only a few months off of these wells.

  5. New Industries • The oil industries success in Texas allowed for oil to replace coal as a fuel. • This allowed for the creation of cars, planes, and new types of ships and trains. • New ways to build wells were also developed…

  6. Finding Oil • Geologist find oil using compressed air guns, thumper trucks, or explosives. • Shock waves are shot through the ground and reflect differently depending on the material

  7. Texas Oil

  8. Drill Bits Mud • As the drills go down towards the oil, mud and other materials are transported back through the pipe. • The sides of the hole is covered with metal in a process called casing Oil

  9. Extracting Oil • Once oil has been discovered, oil wells suck the oil out of the ground using pressure.

  10. A Modern Pumping Unit

  11. THE EXXON THUNDER HORSE

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