Because East Texas had not been significantly explored for oil before then, numerous independent prospectors, known as "wildcatters", were able to purchase tracts of land to exploit the new field.
それまで東テキサスはあまり探査が行われていなかったので、「ワィルドキャッター」と呼ばれた多くの独立系試掘者が土地を購入し、新しい油田を探査することができた。