[DOC] [TLE] Texas oil boom - Wikipedia [PAR] The Texas oil boom, sometimes called the gusher age, was a period of dramatic 
change and economic growth in the U.S. state of Texas during the early 20th 
century that began with the discovery of a large petroleum reserve near 
Beaumont, Texas. The find was unprecedented in its size and ushered in an age 
of rapid .... One of the first significant wells in Texas was developed near the town 
of Oil... [DOC] [TLE] Spindletop - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com [PAR] Spindletop, an east Texas oil Field, produced 80,000 barrels a day and changed 
... On January 10, 1901, an enormous geyser of oil exploded from a drilling site at 
... salt deposit located near Beaumont in Jefferson County, southeastern Texas. ... 
In its first year, Spindletop produced more than 3.5 million barrels of oil; in its... [DOC] [TLE] Oil and Texas: A Cultural History | Texas Almanac [PAR] For Texans, the 20th century did not begin on January 1, 1901, as it did for 
everyone else ... 1 well blew in at Spindletop near Beaumont. ... Spindletop, 
which was also the first salt-dome oil discovery, triggered a flood .... Within a year, 
there were 17 producing wells in the Big Lake Field, and the University of Texas 
was on its... [DOC] [TLE] History of Oil Discoveries in Texas | Texas Almanac [PAR] Oil and natural gas are the most valuable minerals produced in Texas. ... shipped 
its first production in 1899, usually is called the state's first refinery, ... Discovery of 
the Powell Field, also near Corsicana, followed in 1900. Spindletop, 1901 ... the 
oil well being drilled at Spindletop, near Beaumont, by a mining engineer, Capt. [DOC] [TLE] First Texas Oil Boom - American Oil & Gas Historical Society [PAR] The first Texas oil boom arrives in the summer of 1894 when the Corsicana oil ... 
Some consider the 1894 Corsicana oilfield discovery well, drilled on South 12th 
... The city council  angry and still wanting water for its growing community 55 
miles ... rig drilled the famous Lucas Gusher at Spindletop Hill in January 1901. [DOC] [TLE] The Roughneck Story | Texas State History Museum [PAR] In 1901, a well on Spindletop Hill spewed oil 150 feet in the air and the ... In 1866
, Barret drilled the first oil-producing well in Texas near present-day .... The Texas 
oil boom continued its frenzied pace throughout the early 1900s. ... Roughnecks 
still sling cables and pipes on the big rigs. ... Goose Creek Oil Field, 1920s. [DOC] [TLE] OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas ... [PAR] Jun 15, 2010 ... The discovery and production of oil occurred sporadically during the second half 
... the upper Gulf Coast area was near Beaumont, where drilling began in 1892. 
... The new Spindletop oilfield, which produced the first oil boom in Texas, ... 
During its first two decades, the petroleum industry added to both the... [DOC] [TLE] Lucich discovery of oil at Spindletop, Texas - Croatia [PAR] Antun Lucic with colleagues at 18m derrick and 60m geyser of oil gushes (photo 
from ... Big Money ... one in oil and other in the field of radio and electricity, and 
both of whom made their ... was a lumber country, and Saginaw, where Lucas 
found himself, was its center. ..... 10, 1901 at Spindle Top, Texas near Beaumont. [DOC] [TLE] The History of the East Texas Oil Field - Texas Ranger Hall of Fame ... [PAR] It is significant to note that while Texas' first oil discovery was found in East Texas, 
... operating concern was able to extend its field development and market further, 
new .... By May, 1901, a total of 595 producing oil wells and twenty-five gas wells 
had ..... Before the Ranger boom, at Thurber, Erath County, close to where the... [DOC] [TLE] Texas Oil in The Gusher Age by Brock Hewtty - Home [PAR] Texas Oil Boom, sometimes called the Gusher Age, was a period of dramatic 
change ... the strike at Spindletop near Beaumont in 1901 gained national

Question: In 1901 Texas saw its first big oil strike at this oil field near Beaumont
Answer: Spindletop