Texas oil field guide : typescript.

Texas, circa 1937-1956.

1 item (130 pages)

English

Purchased from Thomas C. Klopp on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 2012.

This material is open for research.

The Railroad Commission of Texas, a state agency, was established in 1891. It took over responsibility for regulating oil pipelines in 1917, oil and gas production in 1919, and natural gas delivery systems in 1920.

Typescript with manuscript corrections by an unidentified individual, discussing regulations of Texas oil and gas industries, circa 1949-1956. Followed by printed portion of Rules and regulations of the Texas Railroad Commission oil and gas (Austin: R. W. Byram & Company, 1937). Included sections cover statewide application of rules and regulations and the production and transportation of sweet and sour natural gas.

March 28, 2019

Railroad Commission of Texas, Texas Oil Field Guide. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Railroad Commission of Texas, Texas Oil Field Guide. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.