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Jun 19, 1543
early exploration
Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto's expedition, led by Luis de Moscoso Alvarado, were forced ashore along the Texas coast between Sabine Pass and High Island. Moscoso reported that the group found oil floating on the surface of the water and used it to caulk their boats. -
Lyne T. Barret drill
rilled Texas' first producing oil well in 1866 at Melrose in Nacogdoches County. -
Gulf Coast drill
Lucas No. 1 produced more than an estimated 75,000 barrels of oil a day. -
spindletop
spindletop blew oil -
Daisy Bradford drill
In October 1930, the Daisy Bradford No. 3 well blew in near Turnertown and Joinerville in Rusk County, opening the East Texas field, the biggest field of all.
