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Drillers strike oil in Corsicana
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Spindletop Well
The Spindletop well strikes oil, producing more than 17 million barrels of oil the next year. -
Texaco
The Texas Company formed by J.S Cullinan changed to Texaco and moved to Houston as headquarters -
Humble Oil Field
A large oil strike is made in the Humble oil field in Harris County. -
Offshore Drilling
Oil is discovered at Goose Creek along Galveston Bay. -
Standard Oil Company
The U.S Supreme Court orders the Standard Oil company to break up into several smaller companies. -
Humble Oil Company
The Humble Oil Company was founded. -
Houston Ship Channel
The Houston Ship Channel opens, and Houston soon becomes an important oil-refining center. -
Texas Railroad Commission
The legislature gave the Texas Railroad Commission, originally created to control the railroads, the jurisdiction to enforce laws regarding the oil industry -
West Texas
An application is filed to drill for oil on state-owned land in West Texas. Several years later the Santa Rita No. 1 strikes oil. -
Duggan Field
Oil was discovered west of Lubbock in the Duggan Field in Cochran County.