The Revolting Liquid That Originates From Petroleum

Hundreds upon thousands of millionaires, new cities and towns, and a plethora of jobs are birthed out of one black goo. Oil. Ever since January of 1901, oil has been spewing out of hundreds of oil rigs all over Texas, bringing cities and people with them. Oil changed Texas from a place with very few cities to a place with cities all over. The oil would be found in a remote place and within the month 2000 people would live there, hoping to get rich from oil.

In the 1900s drove 15,000 oil companies when they first discovered oil in the spindletop texas.There were a lot of benefits of this discovery like higher pay for a lot of the workers, Better football teams and better growth in a lot of their universities. There were a lot of disadvantages to this discovery like in ector texas was 23 times the amount of the national average. Oil was the only way for the future with entrepreneurs showing up all over the U.S region.This discovery changed texas future for ever.

Rockefeller, he was the leading producer of oil. Growing up, Rockefeller was poor, so he quit school and got a job. When Rockefeller was older he became wealthy. He was the Captain of Industry for oil, and because he had rivals in the railroad business that wouldn't let him use railroads to ship to Pennsylvania, he created what we now call the pipeline. Rockefeller was determined, and the way he made this pipeline was he got lots of pipe and connected the pipes together and put it underground that way Scott and Vanderbilt couldn't touch it. Rockefeller purified the oil and made kerosene which revolutionized the way we worked, because people could use kerosene in lamps and now they could work early mornings and late

Oil has created new opportunities such as college for people who want to or need to have for their jobs. People now have a better chance of going to college than they use to. The legislature had given the two schools UT and Texas A&M two million acres of land. When oil came into town in 1923 it was a booming business. Now that the oil had came into town the oil and land produced 4.4 billion dollars for the university of UT and Texas A&M. Oil money from land grants helped develop higher education levels in Texas. Overall oil has made a huge impact on school in a great way.

Welcome to the Texas Untold Story.This is about how oil changed Texas. Oil had brought wealth to many families,and sometimes tore families apart. How did oil have a big impact on Texas?Three most important social changes in the 1900’s were Minorities in West Texas,Oil and the University of Texas, and High Divorce rates.

During the 19th century there was a rapid growth in industrialization and change in America. “The iron and steel industry spawned new construction materials, the railroads connected the country and the discovery of oil provided a new source of fuel” (John D. Rockefeller, 2015). The discovery of an oil geyser in Spindletop was a paramount cause for the rapid growth of the oil industry. Within a year, oil became the primary fuel in America and became an integral part of the economy. “This state of things is made possible, and is obtaining, solely by and under the power and use of machinery; first in the hands of individual capitalists; then in the hands of companies; and, lastly, by corporations” (Moody, 1883). Industry leader John Rockefeller, was able to build an empire during this period of time and established his company the Standard Oil

Many do not realize the impact of discovery in Texas oil has led to. It has led to new ways of thinking and creative inventions. Without the oil that was discovered in Texas, we would not be able to do many things we are able to do today. Through the research I have done, I have found many important events that were impacted by oil and I have composed a layout for you of the radio broadcast about Texas and its oil.

the uses and increasing demand for oil. All of these inventions would change America, with

Believe it or not, oil has been a big deal in america.Ever since the colonization up to today. The early American Colonist used oil for lamp propellant and for oiling machines. On August 28 of the year 1859, the Pennsylvania Rock Oil company, before renaming to Seneca Oil Company, first struck oil in the colonies in Titusville, Pennsylvania. The owner of the Seneca Oil company was Colonel Edwin Drake. He called himself a colonel to impress. Edwin Drake was not a real colonel. “He was called “Crazy Drake” because he wasted more than 40,000 dollars from investor’s and his own in a research, that didn’t give results until a year or more after.” Edwin Drake made it possible for the use of a drilling rig on a well successfully. The Seneca Oil produced

Nothing was possible without the oil. John D. Rockefeller became filthy rich on how much oil was used during the Civil War. America ran and still does to this day, run on oil. They used oil in almost all of the refining capacity. “So here is where things are now: oil companies have majority position on very close to it in both coal and uranium. They are leaders in the technology that will open up the future alternatives, particularly the synthetics from coal.” (Greider, A17). People already knew that when the oil took over, they were going to run the show. The reason for this is because the oil they used was needed for everything like said before. They used it for their cars, wagons, machines,

The large number of practical and useful inventions brought forward during the time leading up to and including the period known as the Industrial Revolution had a significant impact on both American society and the world. The transition that took place resulted in reliance on mechanical sources of power/energy rather than the traditional human or animal sources to produce the products needed (Hackett, 1992). One of

In the beginning of the 20th century Texas discovered a major economic game changer. In January of 1901 in Spindletop, Texas oil was discovered in the form of a 100-foot geyser. Little did Texans know that their lives and economic situation would be changed forever. Right after the discovery most of the early profits made from oil went to easterners. When the 1920’s came around oil became a major economic engine. Causing major social changes in job opportunities, education, marriage, and sports.

On August 28, 1859, George Bissell and Edwin L. Drake found oil in oil creek Pennsylvania. Oil did not become popular (or a major industry) until the late 1800’s. It was still a great improvement and (in today's time) one of the most important advancements all-time It is important because most everything that is in the world requires oil in order to run properly. Oil fuel our airplanes, cars, and trucks, to heat our homes, and to make products like medicines and plastics. It pollutes our environment. It causes danger to plants and animals d spilled. When the oil spilled n the sea, it caused tremendous danger to the sea animals. Oil helps because after being distilled it causes tarry residue which helps road surfacing, and for roofing. When

Oil replaced the use of coal in factories. Oil presented a faster, efficient and light source of energy to the people of the USA. This opened up channels for modern producers, as well as the rise of factories that were linked to the use of oil.

By the late 1800s, the world’s first coal powered electric generator was made, the world’s first electric light was used, and the world’s first hydroelectric plant was utilized. A few years later a new type of fuel was becoming well-known, petroleum. Initially it had been an inconvenience for polluting water but by the end of the century oil, turned into gasoline, powered up engines. With the spread of economical gas cars and electricity, society’s energy use rapidly increased. Power plants became massive and power lines stretched out from hundreds of miles between cities, even during The Great Depression. After World War II, the use of energy was quickly doubling every 10 years and it concerned no one.