East Texas Oil Boom

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Black_Giant
gptkbp:cause population boom in East Texas
gptkbp:centeredIn gptkb:Cherokee_County
gptkb:Rusk_County
gptkb:Gregg_County
gptkb:Upshur_County
gptkb:Smith_County
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:C.M._(Dad)_Joiner
gptkbp:economicImportance boosted Texas economy
gptkbp:endDate 1940s
gptkbp:estimatedReserves over 5.42 billion barrels
gptkbp:hasResource gptkb:oil
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label East Texas Oil Boom
gptkbp:influenced U.S. oil policy
World War II oil supply
gptkbp:largestOilFieldIn gptkb:contiguous_United_States
gptkbp:ledTo creation of Texas Railroad Commission regulations
gptkbp:location gptkb:East_Texas
gptkbp:majorDiscovery gptkb:Daisy_Bradford_No._3_well
gptkbp:museum gptkb:East_Texas_Oil_Museum_at_Kilgore_College
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Glenn_McCarthy
gptkb:Sid_Richardson
gptkb:Dad_Joiner
gptkb:H.L._Hunt
gptkbp:notableTown gptkb:Tyler,_Texas
gptkb:Gladewater,_Texas
gptkb:Kilgore,_Texas
gptkb:Longview,_Texas
gptkb:Henderson,_Texas
gptkb:Overton,_Texas
gptkbp:oilFieldName gptkb:East_Texas_Oil_Field
gptkbp:peakProductionYear 1933
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Great_Depression
gptkb:Texas_Oil_Industry
gptkbp:resultedIn oil price collapse
increased oil regulation
overproduction of oil
gptkbp:startDate 1930
gptkbp:status still producing oil
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Henderson,_Texas,_USA
gptkb:Gladewater
gptkb:East_Texas_region
gptkb:Kilgore
gptkb:East_Texas,_United_States
gptkb:Henderson,_Texas
gptkb:Kilgore,_Texas,_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7