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Burkburnett Oil District Stocks, Texas (13) [128696]

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Burkburnett Oil District Stocks, Texas (13)  [128696]
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Some highlights include Burknett Van Cleave Oil stock, 1920, with a huge view of the Burkburnett oil field across the top. Almost looks like a photo. Another cool one is the Poor Man's Chance Oil & Refining Company, Fort Worth, TX. dated 1919. Has a claim map of the Burkburnett district for the vignette. Very nice. Other names include El Paso Burkburnett Oil, Gypsy Burk Oil, Texas-Burk Oil, Silver-Burk Oil, Double-Birk Oil of Waco, Texas, Burks Electra Oil, Burks Progressive OIl, Wichita Falls, TX, Burk-Louisiana, Billie Burk Oil, Burk-Tillman,and Burk-Tex Production Company. Most of these are dated 1919. On July 29, 1918, a wildcat well drilled by the Fowler Farm Oil Company revealed an oilfield beneath the small cotton-farming town of Burkburnett in North Texas. The subsequent exploration and production frenzy arrived two decades before “Boom Town,” the popular 1940 MGM movie it inspired (aoghs.com). By the end of 1918, Burkburnett oil wells were producing 7,500 barrels per day. By June 1919, there were more than 850 producing wells. The Burkburnett oilfield joined earlier discoveries in nearby Electra (1911) and Ranger (1917) that helped make North Texas a worldwide leader in petroleum production. The group is in average condition.

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Provenance: Ken Prag Collection