East Texas Oilfield Discovery
“Dad” Joiner’s 1930 wildcat well — and two drilled by others miles away — revealed largest oilfield in lower-48 states.
The East Texas oilfield, one of the greatest petroleum discoveries in United States history, arrived during the Great Depression.
With a crowd of more than 4,000 landowners, leaseholders, stockholders, creditors and spectators watching – the Daisy Bradford No. 3 well erupted oil near Kilgore, Texas. It was October 3, 1930.
