Question

which of the following statement is FALSE
a. Lynn t. Barret drilled the first oil well in Texas
b. The first oil boom in Texas began in 1901
c. The earliest explorers of Texas noticed oil floating on the water of Sabine Pass.
d. The Lucas Gusher was the first disaster in oil drilling history

Answer 1

Answer:

A. and D. is false in the following question

Answer 2

d. The Lucas Gusher was the first disaster in oil drilling history

Explanation:

• On 12 September 1866, west of the Sabine River, Lyne Taliaferro Barret drilled the 1st Texas oil well. His exploration of Nacogdoches County did not yield commercial volumes of oil well; it remained idle for almost two decades, before many returned to Barret's oilfield.
• During the 19th century, while small oil deposits had been found, the 1901 strike at Spindletop near Beaumont attracted national recognition, spurring discovery and production that persisted through the 1920s and beyond.
• The first oil discovery in Texas was reported by Luis de Moscoso, (explorers)/survivors of the DeSoto expedition. In July 1543, after the crew was pushed ashore into the field between High Island and Sabine Pass  the explorers found oil floating on the water surface.
• Spindletop's Lucas gusher, 10 January , 1901 was the Texas oil boom's first big gusher. Spindletop was the 1st oilfield to be discovered on the Gulf Coast of the US, which triggered further exploration and oil-field discoveries