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Facts about the East Texas Oil Field

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the East Texas Oil Field discovered?

a)

1931

b)

1930

c)

1919

d)

1928

2.

How many barrels of oil have been produced by the East Texas Oil field?

a)

32,000

b)

18,000

c)

6,000,000,000

d)

22,000,000

3.

With the completion of which well did the East Texas Oil Field begin?

a)

Daisy Bradford #3

b)

Miller

c)

Lou Della Crim #1

d)

Barney Skipper

4.

What pollution problem was solved by strategically place injection wells?

a)

petroleum seepage

b)

salt water disposal

c)

pipeline injection

d)

sandstone pinching

5.

How big is the East Texas Oil Field?

a)

42 miles long, 6-14 miles wide

b)

24 inches in diameter

c)

27 miles long

d)

42 miles wide, 6-14 miles long

6.

For what purpose was the Big Inch pipeline created?

a)

to access a pinch out trap called the Woodbine

b)

to ship millions of barrels of crude to the northeast

c)

to create the perimeter of the East Texas Giant

d)

to connect the Daisy Bradford #3 to the Lathrop #1

7.

By 2008, how many operable wells existed in the East Texas Oil Field?

(a)  

8.

The East Texas Oil Field produces from the Woodbine Sandstone. At what depth is the Woodbine Sandstone located?

(a)  

9.

Which counties are covered by the East Texas Oil Field? (Check all that apply)

a)

Harris

b)

Gregg

c)

Travis

d)

Rusk

e)

Upshur

10.

How much was a barrel of crude oil when the Daisy Bradford #3 blew in?

a)

10 cents

b)

$1.10

c)

86 cents

d)

$2