Spindletop

Spindletop (HM2GTA)

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N 41° 37.087', W 79° 40.271'

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Anthony F. Lucas began drilling a salt dome well with the Gladys City Company near Beaumont, Texas in 1899.
When Lucas and his company ran out of money, John H. Galey and James M. Guffey, financed Lucas and formed a partnership named J.M. Guffey Co.
They struck oil on January 10, 1901, creating the great gusher on Spindletop known as the Lucas Well.
John H. Galey began his oil career at historic Pithole (12 miles from Titusville) in 1865 where he drilled the Maple Shade Gusher.
Both Galey and Guffey in the early 1870's worked as agents for the Titusville oil country supply firm of Gibbs & Sterrett.
Their work at Spindletop resulted in the formation of the Gulf Oil Company.
Texaco was also formed as a result of the success as Spindletop
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HM NumberHM2GTA
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Date Added Wednesday, May 15th, 2019 at 11:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 610706 N 4608230
Decimal Degrees41.61811667, -79.67118333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 37.087', W 79° 40.271'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 37' 5.2200000000002" N, 79° 40' 16.26" W
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