Goose Creek Oil Field
The Goose Creek Oil Field is a large oil field in Baytown, Texas, on Galveston Bay. Discovered in 1903, and reaching maximum production in 1918 after a series of spectacular gushers, it was one of the fields that contributed to the Texas Oil Boom of the early 20th century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Robert E. Lee High School.
Robert E. Lee High School
School
Robert E. Lee High School is a public high school in Baytown, Texas, that serves grades 9 through 12. It was opened as a segregated school, and named after Confederate Army commander Robert E. Robert E. Lee High School is situated 1½ miles north of Goose Creek Oil Field.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baytown and La Porte.
Baytown
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Baytown is a city in Texas. When you are in Baytown, you can rest assured you are in one of the most industrialized places of the world. With Exxon's Baytown Refinery on the west, Chevron's Cedar Bayou Plant on the northeast, the Covestro Baytown Industrial…
La Porte
Town
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La Porte is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States, within the Bay Area of the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 35,124. La Porte is situated 4 miles southwest of Goose Creek Oil Field.
Lomax
Hamlet
Lomax is a neighborhood of La Porte, a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. Lomax once was a separate community. The community was named after R.A. Lomax is situated 5 miles southwest of Goose Creek Oil Field.
Goose Creek Oil Field
- Type: Oilfield
- Description: one of major oil fields that created the Texas Oil Boom
- Categories: oil field and landform
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Goose Creek Oil Field” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Goose Creek Oil Field”
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