what state was texaco gas founded?
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 During this expansion , the city had many " firsts " in the state , with the founding of institutions and adoption of inventions : post office ( 1836 ) , naval base ( 1836 ) , Texas chapter of a Masonic order ( 1840 ) ; cotton compress ( 1842 ) , Catholic parochial school ( Ursuline Academy ) ( 1847 ) , insurance company ( 1854 ) , and gas lights ( 1856 ) . 

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 Natural gas was first found in Indiana in 1876 but it was not until 1886 that the magnitude of the discovery was known ; the Trenton Gas Field was the largest deposit of natural gas discovered in the 19th century and the first giant oil reserve found in the United States . As a professor at a university in the Trenton Field , Haynes offered his services to the drillers and worked to analyze soil samples , determine well pressure , and give estimates on the amount of energy that could be created by the gas . He delivered several lectures to large crowds about the importance of the gas discovery and the many possible applications of this new source of fuel . He began a petition to have the local citizens create a corporation to pump the fuel from the ground and pipe it to area homes and businesses . His promotion was successful and Portland Natural Gas and Oil Company was formed ; Haynes ' father was named to the new company 's board of directors . 

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 In 1900 , Texas suffered the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history during the Galveston hurricane . On January 10 , 1901 , the first major oil well in Texas , Spindletop , was found south of Beaumont . Other fields were later discovered nearby in East Texas , West Texas , and under the Gulf of Mexico . The resulting " oil boom " transformed Texas . Oil production eventually averaged three million barrels per day at its peak in 1972 . 

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 A large petroleum reservoir was discovered just west of the city of Burkburnett , a small town in Wichita County , Texas in 1912 . Burkburnett and its surrounding communities became boomtowns , experiencing explosive growth of their populations and economies . By 1918 , an estimated 20 @,@ 000 new settlers had taken up residence around the lucrative oil field , and many Wichita County residents became wealthy virtually overnight . As people streamed into the local communities in search of high @-@ paying jobs , the nearby city of Wichita Falls began to grow in importance . Though it initially lacked the necessary infrastructure for this sudden increase in economic and industrial activity , Wichita Falls was a natural choice to serve as the local logistical hub , being the seat of Wichita County . Because office space was lacking , major stock transactions and mineral rights deals were conducted on street corners and in tents that served as makeshift headquarters for the new oil companies . 

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 Traditionally , Tulsa 's economy has been led by the energy industry . The United States Oil and Gas Association , formerly the Mid @-@ Continent Oil and Gas Association , was founded in Tulsa on October 13 , 1917 , six months after the entry of the United States into World War I. At the time Tulsa called itself " The Oil Capital of the World " . At its creation , the association worked to provide petroleum to the Allied forces . In the decades since its establishment , the association is recognized as a leading advocate for producers of domestic oil and gas . 
