Texas oil boom

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Gusher_Age
gptkbp:endDate 1940s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Texas oil boom
gptkbp:industry petrochemical industry
natural gas industry
oilfield services industry
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:U.S._energy_policy
gptkb:Texas_Railroad_Commission
Texas culture
Texas economy
global oil industry
gptkbp:influencedBy advances in drilling technology
gptkbp:location gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:notableCompany gptkb:Magnolia_Petroleum
gptkb:Standard_Oil
gptkb:Gulf_Oil
gptkb:Texaco
gptkb:Shell_Oil_Company
gptkb:Sun_Oil_Company
gptkb:Humble_Oil
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Anthony_F._Lucas
gptkb:Patillo_Higgins
gptkb:Clint_Murchison_Sr.
gptkb:Glenn_McCarthy
gptkb:Sid_Richardson
gptkb:Hugh_Roy_Cullen
gptkb:H.L._Hunt
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:East_Texas
gptkb:Dallas,_Texas
gptkb:Houston,_Texas
gptkb:Beaumont,_Texas
gptkb:Spindletop
West Texas
gptkbp:precededBy Corsicana oil discovery
gptkbp:relatedEvent East Texas Oil Field discovery
Permian Basin development
Yates Oil Field discovery
gptkbp:resultedIn environmental impact
creation of oil millionaires
development of oil infrastructure
economic growth in Texas
expansion of railroads in Texas
growth of refineries
increased migration to Texas
influence on global oil markets
rapid industrialization of Texas
rise of Houston as an oil industry center
urbanization of Texas cities
gptkbp:startDate 1901
gptkbp:triggeredBy discovery of oil at Spindletop
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:East_Texas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5