Mr. Mullinix Texas Oil History By rmulli1 Jun 1, 1866 First oil drilled by Lyne T. Barret http://www.priweb.org/ed/pgws/history/spindletop/spindletop.html Jun 19, 1899 Crude Oil is found in Bexar County Jan 10, 1901 Lucas #1 oil rig blew in at Spindletop http://www.texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/SPNDTOP.jpg Jun 19, 1923 Santa Rita # 1 is discovered
