The map shows a bustling East Texas, complete with hitchhikers, barbecue and shading that represents more than 10,000 oil wells. In one portion, Ray draws an arrow to a bus and writes "bus loaded ...

KILGORE, Texas (KLTV) - The upcoming film “Miracle in East Texas” tells the true story of the discovery of the Kilgore oil field. It stood for decades as the largest oil discovery in the world. The ...

Energy The Oil Boom’s Roots in East Texas Cotton Farming Oil’s rise was as dependent on the old as much as the new. The industry also benefited from changes in agriculture.

The East Texas Oil Field, stretching some 45 miles long and five miles across, quickly attracted thousands of drillers and sprouted forests of oil derricks.