S P I N D L E T O 1901.

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S P I N D L E T O 1901

petroleum reserve refinery boomtown petro chemical toxic waste (DRAW PICTURE) reserve refinery boomtown petro chemical toxic waste Pattillo Higgins was a man from Beaumont who dreamed of “striking it rich.” He believed oil was underground at Spindletop Hill. Anthony Lucas was a mechanical and mining engineer who drilled the first successful oil well at Spindletop. His well produced 100,000 barrels of oil per day.

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