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Three small wells led to the creation of two small refineries in 1896 and 1898.
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The Lucas No. 1 well blew in at Spindletop near Beaumont.
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The first offshore drilling was was in Galveston Bay. Several dry holes followed and the fields were abandoned. But a gusher in 1916 created a real boom there.
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The East Texas field was discovered by veteran C.M. (Dad) Joiner. The success of this well was followed by the biggest leasing campaign in history.
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The most significant subsequent discoveries of oil happened in West Texas.
