[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 first oilfield in Texas with a substantial economic impact 
was developed... [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. ... The discoveries 
of oil fields led to the founding and flourishing of numerous Texas ... Lyne T. 
Barret drilled Texas' first producing oil well in 1866 at Melrose in Nacogdoches 
County. [DOC] [TLE] History of Oil Discoveries in Texas | Texas Almanac [PAR] Oil and natural gas are the most valuable minerals produced in Texas. ... Melrose
, in Nacogdoches County, was the site in 1866 of the first drilled well to ... 
Discovery of the Powell Field, also near Corsicana, followed in 1900. Spindletop, 
1901 ... great gusher erupted in the oil well being drilled at Spindletop, near 
Beaumont,... [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. ... 
a day, the gusher was more powerful than any previously seen in the world. [DOC] [TLE] Spindletop launches Modern Petroleum Industry - American Oil ... [PAR] The 1901 "Lucas Gusher in Texas reveals the Spindletop oilfield, which will 
produce ... on a hill, the oilfield produced 3.59 million barrels in its first year and 
an incredible 17.4 ... Formed over millions of years, the hill near Beaumont is the 
result of a giant .... Museum  where educational water-gusher demonstrations 
occur. [DOC] [TLE] Spindletop - the birth of the modern oil industry [PAR] The famous Lucas Gusher, 1901 ... photo courtesy of the American Petroleum 
Institue. The modern oil industry was born on a hill in southeastern Texas. ... of oil
, starting with a well in 1866 drilled by Lyne T. Barret near the east Texas town of 
Nacogdoches. ... Corsicana was really the first big producing field in eastern 
Texas. [DOC] [TLE] SPINDLETOP OILFIELD | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas ... [PAR] Jun 15, 2010 ... Photograph, The Lucas Gusher at the Spindletop Oilfield. ... dome formation 
south of Beaumont in eastern Jefferson County on January 10, 1901, ... Emma E. 
John, and J. F. Lanier, was the first company to drill on Spindletop Hill. ... Anthony 
F. Lucas, the leading United States expert on salt dome formations,... [DOC] [TLE] The Oil Boom in Texas - Eno Petroleum [PAR] Native American Indians in the area had been aware of oil seeps for ... of oil, 
starting with a well in 1866 drilled by Lyne T. Barret near the east Texas town of 
Nacogdoches. ... Corsicana was really the first big producing field in eastern 
Texas. ... minds, and in 1900, John Galey returned to Beaumont, Texas to survey 
area. [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 ... By 1940 Texas had come to dominate U.S. production. ... the strike at 
Spindletop near Beaumont in 1901 gained national attention, ... The first oilfield 
in Texas with a substantial economic impact was developed in 1894 near 
Corsicana. [DOC] [TLE] My Oil Project on emaze [PAR] The first oil boom in Spindletop is full of oil fields located in the southern side of 
Beaumont, Texas in the United States. The 1901 discovery of the oil not only... [DOC] [TLE] Oil Gusher | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society | History stuff ... [PAR] No previously discovered oil field in the world had ever been so productive. .... 
The Lucas gusher at Spindletop Hill near Beaumont, Texas, January 1901.

Question: The first gusher in the U.S. occurred in this oil field near Beaumont, Texas in 1901
Answer: Spindletop