Humble Oil CompanyDID YOU KNOW?
The Edwin Drake well is better known by historians
than the Anthony Lucas well. Drake was the
first to use a drilling rig to reach oil.
Lucas was the first to reach a "gusher" while
drilling for oil. This event took place on
a small knoll south of Beaumont, Texas, at
a place called Spindletop. It was January 10,
1901, when Lucas hit oil after drilling
1,000 feet. A geyser of oil gushed 200 feet
into the air. It was estimated the well was
flowing over 3,000,000 gallons of oil a day
(80,000 barrels). Before Spindletop, a big
producing oil well flowed 50 barrels per day.
The Lucas well produced 1,600 times that
amount. Spindletop marks the beginning of the
modern petroleum industry. Framed in hardwood the picture measures
16 1/4 x 15 3/4 inches. Three different mat
colors add to the picture's appearance. Included
in this picture is an art print of a Humble
station, a Humble patch, a Commerative
Cover and a 4 cent petroleum industry
stamp issued August 27, 1959.
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