Natural gas resources of parts of North Texas (open access)

Natural gas resources of parts of North Texas

Report of the U.S. Army Engineers describing the geography of Natural gas resources of parts of North Texas including the likelihood of floods and benefits of flood control.
Date: 1916
Creator: United States. Department of the Army. Office, Chief of Engineers.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Deep Boring at Spur (open access)

The Deep Boring at Spur

Report concerning drill boring exploring the geological features underneath Spur, Texas,
Date: 1914
Creator: Udden, Johan August, 1859-1932
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Map Showing Geologic Structure Near Henrietta, Clay County, Texas

Map of a portion of Clay County noting land parcels and owners, major roads and railroad tracks, and bodies of water. Symbols are added designating where drilling has happened and what has been found, with contour marks added in red. Scale 1:48,000.
Date: 1915
Creator: Robinson, H. M. & Shaw, E. W. (Eugene Wesley), 1881-1935
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the Petrolia Gas Field, Texas

Map of a portion of Clay County noting land parcels and owners, major roads and railroad tracks, and bodies of water. Contour marks and designations for current or dry wells are added in red. Scale 1:18,000.
Date: 1915
Creator: Shaw, E. W. (Eugene Wesley), 1881-1935 & Robinson, H. M
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Diagrams of Materials Penetrated in Wells

Diagram of soil compositions at three gas wells in north Texas -- labeled Southern Methodist University, Magnolia Refining Co. (Corsicana, Tex.), and Focke well No. 2 -- with illustrated textures noting the layers of soil and stone types.
Date: 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map Showing Structure of Parts of Parts of the Area Between Wichita Valley Railway and Wichita River, in Clay County, Texas

Map of a portion of Clay County noting land parcels and owners, major roads and railroad tracks, and bodies of water. Symbols are added designating existing and dry wells, with contour marks added in red. Scale 1:48,000.
Date: 1915
Creator: Shaw, E. W. (Eugene Wesley), 1881-1935 & Robinson, H. M.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the Mexia-Groesbeck Gas Field in Limestone County, Texas

Map of a portion of Limestone County from Mexia and Groesbeck, Texas noting land parcels and owners, major roads and railroad tracks, and bodies of water. Contour marks and designations for current or dry wells are added in red. Scale 1:36,000.
Date: 1915
Creator: Gulf Production Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History