The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 50, July 1946 - April, 1947 Page: 23
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Texas and the Oil Industry
fields within the area has been piped to West Virginia.
West Texas, while relatively young as a producing district,
has produced 1,712,214,305 barrels of oil, chiefly from strata
of Permian age, although steadily increasing production is
being secured from Ordovician, Devonian, and Pennsylvanian
horizons.
Summary
All Texans are proud of the position of Texas in the oil
industry, and they are deeply grateful that they were able to
produce and deliver ample quantities of essential gasoline and
other petroleum products to their kinsmen in the armed forces.
Texas has unequaled proved reserves of oil and gas for provid-
ing cheap and convenient fuel for millions of people and for
facilitating speedy transportation. The revenue from this in-
dustry provides food and shelter for thousands and thousands,
pays for a substantial part of local and state government,
is a major factor in providing education for the youth of the
state, and contributes largely to maintaining and expanding
the highway system of the state. Every citizen of Texas is
engaged either directly or indirectly in the oil industry or
is affected by it. The words oil, gas, and Texas are truly syn-
onymous.
TOTAL PRODUCTION OF OIL IN TEXAS*
(In thousands of barrels)
East and Gulf South- Texas Cumula-
Year E. Central Coast North Panhandle west West Total tive
1896 1 1 1
1897 66 66 67
1898 546 546 613
1899 669 669 1,282
1900 836 836 2,118
1901 801 3,593 4,394 6,512
1902 618 17,466 18,084 24,596
1903 502 17,454 17,956 42,552
1904 504 21,674 65 22,243 64,795
1905 445 27,616 101 28,162 92,957
1906 1,007 11,450 111 12,568 105,525
1907 827 11,400 83 10 12,320 117,845
1908 636 10,478 86 5 11,205 129,050
1909 569 8,770 113 2 9,454 138,504
1910 843 7,800 127 8,770 147,274
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 50, July 1946 - April, 1947, periodical, 1947; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101117/m1/39/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.