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News of the discovery launched another North Texas exploration boom just once year after the “Roaring Ranger” oil gusher in nearby Eastland County. News of Wichita County’s new oilfield brought more drilling and well service companies, including cementing experts like young Erle Halliburton of Duncan, Oklahoma.
Jun 14, 2014 · A 2200-barrel gusher was brought in on S.L. Fowler farm about a mile from this site, July 29, 1918, by a company formed by Fowler, his brother, W.D. Cline and J.I. Staley. In 3 months 200 wells had been completed in Burkburnett Townsite – a forest of derricks.
After unsuccessfully drilling two dry holes south of Kilgore, Joiner drilled a third. Four months later, a production test resulted in a gusher — the Daisy Bradford No. 3 came in on October 3, 1930, at 6,000 barrels a day.
Mar 25, 2024 · The Clayco gusher on cattleman William T. Waggoner’s lease settled into production of about 650 barrels per day from 1,628 feet. Hundreds of other shallow-producing well completions quickly followed, leading to the oilfield’s peak production of more than eight million barrels in 1913.
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Jul 2, 2006 · A 2200-barrel gusher was brought in on S.L. Fowler farm about a mile from this site, July 29, 1918, by a company formed by Fowler, his brother, W.D. Cline and J.I. Staley. In 3 months 200 wells had been completed in Burkburnett townsite - a forest of derricks.