Texas Oil

Oil Springs

Jan 1, 1866

Texas well produced minor amounts of oil, starting with Oil springs.

Oil Springs

Jan 1, 1888

OIl springs was exploited again in 1888 when a crew of drillers from pensylvania had a well came in out 200-300 barels a day

Railroad Commission

Jan 1, 1891

Texas Railroad commission created

Patillo Higgins

Jan 1, 1892

Patillo Higgins organized the Gladus City OIl Gas and Manufacturing Company.

Corsincana

Jan 1, 1896

Successful wells in corsicana

Spindletop

Jan 1, 1901

Spindletop is discovered and slow drilling through snad

Spindletop

Jan 1, 1902

Spindletop hits big hundreds of people

Prices

Jan 1, 1903

Oil Prices Drop Dramatically

Trains and Cars

Jan 1, 1904

Oil affects how trains and cars move.

Petrolem

Jan 1, 1905

Petrolem hits big

Traveling

Jan 1, 1906

Many people move to panhandle