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success. On Aug. 17, 1931, Gov. Ross S. Sterling ordered 1927; Van, Van Zandt, 1929; Ward Estes North, Ward, 1929;
the National Guard into the field, which he placed un- Cowden North, Ector, 1930; East Texas, Gregg-Rusk,
der martial law. This drastic action was taken after the 1930; Sand Hills, Crane, 1930; Conroe, Montgomery, 1931;
Texas Railroad Commission had been enjoined from Tom O'Connor, Refugio, 1931; Cowden South, Ector, 1932;
enforcing production restrictions. After the complete Greta (all fields), Refugio, 1933; Tomball, Harris, 1933;
shutdown, the Texas Legislature enacted legal prora- Means (all fields), Andrews-Gaines, 1934; Anahuac,
tion, the system of regulation still utilized. Chambers, 1935; Goldsmith (all fields), Ector, 1935; Has-
The most significant subsequent oil discoveries in tings, Brazoria, 1935; Magnet Withers (all fields), Whar-
Texas were those in West Texas, following a discovery ton, 1936; Seminole (all fields), Gaines, 1936; Webster,
well in Scurry County, Nov. 21, 1948, and later major Harris, 1936; Jordan, Crane-Ector, 1937; Slaughter, Coch-
weelo in icury natyegNov.M21,1948,eeand nlaTeasor ran, 1937; Wasson (ail fields), Gaines, 1937; Dune, Crane,
developments in that region. Many of the leading Texas 1938; West Ranch, Jackson, 1938; Keystone, Winkler, 1939;
counties in minerals value are in that section. Diamond M, Scurry, 1940; Hawkins, Wood, 1940; Fullerton
M j rF e d(all fields), Andrews, 1941; McElroy, Crane, 1941; Oyster
Bayou, Chambers, 1941; Welch, Dawson, 1941; Quitman
(all fields), Wood, 1942; Anton-Irish, Hale, 1944; TXL (all
Texas fields with estimated ultimate recovery of 100 fields), Ector, 1944; Block 31, Crane, 1945; Levelland,
million barrels of oil or more are in the following list, Cochran-Hockley, 1945; Midland Farms (all fields), An-
which gives the name of the field, county and discovery drews; 1945; Andector, Ector, 1946; Dollarhide, Andrews,
whihegivethenmehe eyOieldasJounyand d1947; Kelly-Snyder, Scurry, 1948; Cogdell Area, Scurry,
date Datafurnished byOilandGasJournal. 1949; Prentice, Yoakum, 1950; Salt Creek, Kent, 1950;
Panhandle, Carson-Collingsworth-Gray-Hutchin- Spraberry Trend, Glasscock-Midland, 1952; Lake Pas-
son-Moore-Potter-Wheeler, 1910; Thompson (all fields), ture, Refugio, 1953; Neches, Anderson-Cherokee, 1953;
Fort Bend, 1921; Howard-Glasscock, Howard, 1925; latan Fairway, Anderson-Henderson, 1960; Giddings, Lee-
East, Howard, 1926; Yates, Pecos, 1926; Waddell, Crane, Fayette-Burleson, 1971.
Receipts By Texas From Tidelands
(Source: General Land Office)
The following table shows receipts from tidelands in the Gulf of Mexico by the Texas General Land
Office to Aug. 31, 1990. It does not include revenue from bays and other submerged area owned by
Texas.
From To Total Bonus Rental Royalty Lease*
6- 9-1922 9-28-1945 . . .. 5924,363.81 $814,055.70 $61,973.75 $48,334.36...
9-29-1945 6-23-1947 . . . . 296,400.30 272,700.00 7,680.00 16,020.30.
6-24-1947 6- 5-1950 . . . . 7,695,552.22 7,231,755.48 377,355.00 86,441.74...
6- 6-1950 5-22-1953 . . . . 55,095.04 - 9,176.00 45,919.04..
5-23-1953 6-30-1958 . . . . 54,264,553.11 49,788,639.03 3,852,726.98 623,187.10
7- 1-1958 8-31-1959 . . . . 771,064.75 - 143,857.00 627,207.75...
9- 1-1959 8-31-1960 . . . . 983,335.32 257,900.00 98,226.00 627,209.32...
9- 1-1960 8-31-1961 . . . . 3,890,800.15 3,228,639.51 68,578.00 593,582.64..
9- 1-1961 8-31-1962 . . .. 1,121,925.09 297,129.88 127,105.00 697,690.21..
9- 1-1962 8-31-1963 . . . . 3,575,888.64 2,617,057.14 177,174.91 781,656.59..
9- 1-1963 8-31-1964 . . . . 3,656,236.75 2,435,244.36 525,315.00 695,677.39...
9- 1-1964 8-31-1965 . . . . 54,654,576.96 53,114,943.63 755,050.12 784,583.21..
9- 1-1965 8-31-1966 . . .. 22,148,825.44 18,223,357.84 3,163,475.00 761,992.60..
9- 1-1966 8-31-1967 . . . . 8,469,680.86 3,641,414.96 3,711,092.65 1,117,173.25..
9- 1-1967 8-31-1968 . . . . 6,305,851.00 1,251,852.50 2,683,732.50 2,370,266.00...
9- 1-1968 8-31-1969 . . . . 6,372,268.28 1,838,118.33 1,491,592.50 3,042,557.45.
9- 1-1969 8-31-1970 .... 10,311,030.48 5,994,666.32 618,362.50 3,698,001.66.
9- 1-1970 8-31-1971 . . . . 9,969,629.17 4,326,120.11 726,294.15 4,917,214.91...
9- 1-1971 8-31-1972 . . . . 7,558,327.21 1,360,212.64 963,367.60 5,234,746.97...
9- 1-1972 8-31-1973 . . . . 9,267,975.68 3,701,737.30 920,121.60 4,646,116.78..
9- 1-1973 8-31-1974 . . . . 41,717,670.04 32,981,619.28 1,065,516.60 7,670,534.16...
9- 1-1974 8-31-1975 . . . . 27,321,536.62 5,319,762.85 2,935,295.60 19,066,478.17..
9- 1-1975 8-31-1976 . . . . 38,747,074.09 6,197,853.00 3,222,535.84 29,326,685.25.
9- 1-1976 8-31-1977 . . . . 84,196,228.27 41,343,114.81 2,404,988.80 40,448,124.66
9- 1-1977 8-31-1978 .... 118,266,812.05 49,807,750.45 4,775,509.92 63,683,551.68.
9- 1-1978 8-31-1979 . . . 100,410,268.68 34,578,340.94 7,318,748.40 58,513,179.34...
9- 1-1979 8-31-1980 . . . . 200,263,803.03 34,733,270.02 10,293,153.80 155,237,379.21.
9- 1-1980 8-31-1981 . . . . 219,126,876.54 37,467,196.97 13,100,484.25 168,559,195.32.
9- 1-1981 8-31-1982 . . . 250,824,581.69 27,529,516.33 14,214,478.97 209,080,586.39...
9- 1-1982 8-31-1983 . . .. 165,197,734.83 10,180,696.40 12,007,476.70 143,009,561.73...
9- 1-1983 8-31-1984 . . . . 152,755,934.29 32,864,122.19 8,573,996.87 111,317,815.23..
9- 1-1984 8-31-1985 . . . 140,568,090.79 32,650,127.75 6,837,603.70 101,073,959.34
9- 1-1985 8-31-1986 . . . t88,736,086.55 6,365,426.23 4,241,892.75 78,289,592.27 $427,606,859.83
9- 1-1986 8-31-1987 . . . +50,812,221.85 4,186,561.63 1,933,752.50 44,691,907.22 9,254,349.70
9- 1-1987 8-31-1988 . . . 44,080,535.71 14,195,274.28 1,817,058.90 28,068,202.53 12,794,533.51
9- 1-1988 8-31-1989 . . . +49,447,445.51 12,995,892.74 1,290,984.37 35,160,568.40 12,345,934.53
9- 1-1989 8-31-1990 . . . . t49,315,436.47 7,708,449.54 1,275,449.87 40,331,537.06 19,371,915.04
Total .............. . t$2,034,236,141.47 $551,500,520.14 $117,791,184.10 $1,364,944,437.23 $481,373,592.61
Recapitulation:
Inside three-mile line. . . 363,561,724.12 134,727,878.89 32,858,636.27 195,975,208.96 0
Between three-mile
line and three
marine-league line.. 1,667,849,051.77 414,120,556.86 84,759,266.64 1,168,969,228.27 0
Outside three marine-
league line ......... 12,825,365.58 2,652,084.39 173,281.19 0 481,373,592.61
Totals .............. t$2,034,236,141.47 $551,500,520.14 $117,791,184.10 $1,364,944,437.23 $481,373,592.61
Totals including revenue n "Lease" column: Total mineral leases: $2,515,609,734.08
Total outside 3-marine league limit: 484,198,958.19
*Revenue from continental shelf settlement with federal government under Public Law 99-272 (for fuller
explanation, see article, "History of Texas Public Lands" in Politics and Government section).
tDoes not include amounts in "Lease" column.
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