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Texas-United States
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Texas Energy Museum
http://www.texasenergymuseum.org/default.asp
Explore the fascinating world of petroleum science from the formation of oil to the geology surrounding it. Talking robotic characters relate the story of early oil well drilling.
Discover the beginnings of the Texas oil industry as historical characters share their adventures of the great Spindletop Gusher of 1901. Interactive exhibits depict the unique history oil exploration, production and refining.
E-Mail: inq@texasenergymuseum.org |
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Oil Museum in Bobrka, Poland
http://www.bobrka.pl
Welcome to the only Polish museum located in active crude oil country. You can see crude oil & drilling in its natural state & view the nineteenth century Kopanki (oil wells) while strolling among the beautiful alleys of the forest.
Website available in english and with excellent photo gallery.
E-Mail: muzeum@bobrka.pl |
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Oil Museum in Wietze, Germany
On the southern edge of the Lüneburg Heath is one of the most interesting oil fields in Germany. The farmers drew Wietzer proven in the 16th Century, the oil from so-called Theerkuhlen and sold it as lubricants and medicines. 1858/59 brought the geologist Konrad Hunaeus one the world's first low-discovered oil drilling. Thus began the industrial oil production in Wietze that gave rise to more than 2,000 wells in 1918 and a petroleum mining. The whole village was aligned with the oil industry, with a station, a port, a refinery, numerous operational and administrative buildings, the manager of residential, worker settlements, oil tanks ... 1963 oil production was set in Wietze, but to this day are still everywhere traces of the oil industry to explore.The German Oil Museum was established in 1970 to a section of the former oil field. This makes it the oldest museum in the world oil.
E-Mail: info@erdoelmuseum.de |
Texas-United States
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Panhandle Plains Historical Museum
http://www.panhandleplains.org/about/welcome.html
You will find the heart of Texas art, the free spirit of the Taos and Santa Fe schools, and the unsurpassed Southwest American Indian art. Unlock the hidden world of the ancient past through our paleontology, geology and archeology areas while learning about the rich history of the region and seeing some of the finest examples of American fashion in the Textiles Gallery.
E-Mail: museum@pphm.wtamu.edu
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Illinois-United States
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Museum of Science and Industry -
Petroleum Planet
http://www.msichicago.org/whats-here/exhibits/petroleum-planet/
Greeted by a remote-operated underwater vehicle and multicolored tubes of bubbling crude oil, you’ll step into the exhibit and be transformed into a tiny hydrocarbon molecule in a vast pipeline. From there, you will embark on a journey through distillation and transportation control and the "pig pen," finally arriving at your destination as a finished product. And don’t think this trip will be a stroll through the park: you’ll have the opportunity to engage in hands-on activities with fantastic murals and multimedia presentations to guide you on your way.
E-Mail:: msi@msichicago.org
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Boryslawska-Poland
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The Petroleum Trail
http://www.beskidniski.org.pl/szlaki/naftowy/pl/szlak_main_pl.htm
Cross-border trail connects the places associated with the birth and history of the oil industry. Its main axis: Jaslo - Krosno - Sanok - Lesko - Ustrzyki Bottom - Sambor-Borislav-Drohobycz - Lviv enrich loops for hiking and cycling. In the second half. XIX century Austro-Hungarian province of Galicia was in "oil fever." Traces the fortunes of entrepreneurs and the first mining equipment and processing oil are the rock along the route, as well as places associated with the activity of Ignacy - the inventor of the kerosene lamp, which flared up in the Lviv hospital in 1853 that in 1854 he founded near Krosno Bóbrka the world's first oil mine, as well as distilleries and refineries in Ulaszowice, Chorkówka and Polanka. Oil wells also began to grow in the near Sanok, Lesko and Transboundary.
Oilfield-themed trip through Poland and Ukraine. Unfortunately, it is not translated english, but Google Translator works fine
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Alberta -Canada
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Leduc #1 Energy Discovery Centre
http://www.leducnumber1.com
On February 13, 1947, news of a huge oil strike at Leduc #1 was transmitted around Alberta, Canada and the world. On that cold February day, local residents, government and Imperial Oil officials gathered to watch as Vern “The Dry Hole” Hunter and his crew brought Leduc #1 into production. They didn’t know it yet, but that well was the start of an oil boom that provided both growth and prosperity to Alberta and all of Canada.
Operated by the Leduc/Devon Oilfield Historical Society, the Leduc #1 Energy Discovery Centre at the Leduc #1 Historical Site salutes the grit, determination and success of the Alberta oil patch and indoor and outdoor exhibits reflect on its history, technology and progress. We invite you to come to where it happened and stand on the floor of a 1940’s drilling rig to touch a part of Alberta’s rich petroleum heritage.
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Kansas-United States
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The Kansas Oil Museum
http://www.kansasoilmuseum.org/
The Kansas Oil Museum is the leading museum dedicated to the discovery and development of the oil industry in Kansas. Enjoy indoor exhibits on farming, ranching and oil; a hand-on children's area, Texaco Theater and Kansas Oil and Gas Legacy Gallery
E-Mail: history@kansasoilmuseum.org
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Texas-United States
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Offshore Energy Center
Ocean Star Museum
http://www.oceanstaroec.com/
Visitors board the retired jackup drilling rig and view a video about the offshore industry. The museum features three floors of models and interactive displays illustrating the story of offshore oil and gas from seismic technology to exploration and production. Scale models of production platforms, actual drill bits and remotely-operated vehicles (ROVs) as well as videos and exhibits explain drilling, geology, seismic, well servicing and production.
Following a leisurely tour inside the museum, visitors can take the skywalk out onto the drill floor of the rig, or visit the exhibits on the pipe deck from the first floor of the museum.
E-Mail: osmuseum@aol.com
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Oklahoma-United States
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Healdton Oil Museum
The opening of the Healdton oil field in 1913 set into motion one of Oklahoma's greatest oil booms. By 1937 this field, the largest of nine such fields located in Carter County, had produced over 2 million barrels of oil, making it one of the most productive pools in the state. The first successful well was completed in August 1913 at the depth of only 920 feet. Oilmen streamed into the area as word of the discovery spread. By June 1914, an estimated 120 oil companies were actively searching for oil around Healdton. The shallow depth of the oil bearing sands attracted smaller operators. The shallow depth reduced the amount of capital necessary to drill a well. This gave the Healdton area a reputation for being a "poor man's" field. The low cost of drilling in the Healdton field attracted a large number of Oklahoma investors. Among those establishing a financial base through Healdton oil were Lloyd Noble, Wirt Franklin, Robert A. Hefner and former Governor Charles N. Haskell. Also in the Healdton field, Erle Halliburton perfected his methods of oil well cementing, establishing his company as a leader in oilfield technology.
http://www.okhistory.org/outreach/affiliates/healdtonoil.html
E-Mail: healdtonchamber@yahoo.com
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Texas-United States
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East Texas Oil Museum
http://www.easttexasoilmuseum.com/Pages/history.html
The easy-going rural life of East Texas changed drastically with the discovery of oil in 1930 and 1931 – years of hardship, scorn, luck and wealth which brought people, ideas, institutions and national attention to East Texas.
In 1929, a 70-year-old wildcatter, Columbus Marion “Dad” Joiner, unsuccessfully drilled two dry holes south of Kilgore. Then in May, Joiner spudded a third hole on the Daisy Bradford farm in Rusk County. It was not until Oct. 3, 1930 that a production test was done, resulting in a gusher – the discovery well, Daisy Bradford
No. 3.
Two months later, oil fever had begun to mount with a production test by Bateman Oil Company on the Crim family farm, south of Kilgore. On Sunday morning, Dec. 27, while Mrs. Crim was attending church, the Lou Della Crim well blew in, flowing at 22,000 barrels a day.
E-Mail:info@easttexasoilmuseum.com
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London-Great Britain
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Natural History Museum-London
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/consulting/petroleum/
Exploration for oil and gas and the efficient exploitation of discoveries rely on the successful integration of technology and expertise. Robust biostratigraphic frameworks are essential for the subsurface application of drilling technologies
The research scientists in the Natural History Museum's Earth Science departments have a long history of providing up-to-date palaeontological and mineralogical information to oil companies, consultants, service providers and national geological surveys.
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Texas-United States
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Permian Basin Petroleum Museum
http://petroleummuseum.org/Exhibits/oilpatch.html
There was a great variety of equipment in the oil fields (the “oil patch”) in the 1920’s and 1930’s . Steam, gas, and electric powered drilling rigs, contributed to the excitement of the industry growing to meet mushrooming demand. The Museum’s 40-acre outdoor exhibit area of drilling rigs and related equipment is the largest collection of its type in the world.
Exhibits Include....
*Eight full-sized cable-tool rigs.
*Santa Rita No.2 originally a drilling rig but converted for pumping.
*148’ mast rotary drilling rig.
*119’ 1930s steel production derrick.
*Oil field tools such as drill bits, tools, equipment, hard hats and more.
*Modern drilling rig.
E-Mail:mshannon@petroleummuseum.org
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Louisiana-United States
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International Petroleum Museum
http://www.rigmuseum.com/
A tribute to the pioneering men and women of an industry that developed a culture based on initiative, perseverance, creativity, and hard work. It is a living reminder of the positive contributions, the technological advancements and the world-wide influence of an industry that began in this sleepy, fishing village community.
Through the efforts of the rig museum, everyone will have the opportunity to experience the real oilfield. It will tell the story from the view point of the participants. The hardships and the heroism, the challenges and the conquests, the problems and the solutions will be told here. The International Petroleum Museum and Exposition will be an accurate depiction of the way it was in the offshore oil business.
E-Mail: rigmuseum@petronet.net
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Illinois-United States
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Illinois Oilfield Museum
http://www.theonlyoblong.com/oil_field/index.html
The Shire farm oil gusher near Stoy started the oil "boom" of 1906, oil and gas were known to exist in this territory as early as 1866. A "boom" started near Westfield with a building being erected there and known as "Oil City House", and a large tract of land leased. With a drilling outfit from Pennsylvania, the first well was put down several feet when the tools were lost in the well, which was eventually abandoned.
Other wells were started but hard-luck mishaps closed down drilling. In 1904, a good well was drilled about 100 yards from the firstwell. On February 1, 1906, D.T. Finley of Pittsburg brought in a gas well on the Shire farm that tested a pressure of 300,000 feet daily. Within a week, with deeper drilling, such a gusher was struck that work had to be stopped temporarily. News of the gusher spread fast and oil leasers and operators began flocking in to the area paying fifty cents to a dollar an acre. A week later land was going at $30 per acre with a percentage of the oil rights. The last of February, Mr. Shire refused $10,000 for his forty acres. Miss Metta Mann, who owned a 140 acre tract near the Shire well, received a bonus of $5,000 and a sixth royalty. W.T. Leckey refused $135 an acre for his 240 acre farm a mile from the Shire well. Savilla Shipman, Joseph Crowley, S.T. Lindsay and E.E. Lindsay bought 60 acres near Hardinville in May 1906 for $60 an acre, selling it a month later for $11,200 cash and one-sixth oil rights.
Contact By Phone 618-592-4664 or 618-592-3191
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Louisiana-United States
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Caddo-Pine Island
Oil and Historical Museum
http://www.ohwy.com/la/c/coeaiirl.htm
The Museum is dedicated to the history and preservation of northwest Louisiana's natural resources and rich oil history, mystical Caddo Lake of Louisiana and Texas, and the regional people. Preserved antique oil-drilling machinery and a Kansas City Southern caboose reside near the renovated Kansas City Southern Depot building. See one of the few remaining regions with so much oil history undisturbed, where a country drive reveals steel derricks common in the pine forests. In 1911 lake drilling resulted in the first inland and over-water isolated platform drilling in the United States. The preserved original bank building and post office of Trees City, one of the first US oil company towns are preserved on the museum grounds.
E-mail: caddopine@aol.com
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Aquitane-France
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French Oil Museum
http://www.musee-du-petrole.com/site%20anglais/index.htm
Inaugurated May 9, 1967, the museum operated by the Association of Friends of the Museum of Oil, is designed to keep the memory of what was for centuries the main activity throughout northern Alsace. Mainly consists of documents, photographs, models, objects and oil equipment, the museum traces 500 years of history in treating Pechelbronn: the origin of petroleum, geology of the Rhine basin, mining oil sands, oil by drilling and pumping and refining oil.
The presentation of a 20-minute video accompanies the discovery of the two showrooms. Guided tours on request (in French, German, English) lasts about 90 minutes.
View of the Museum's galleries
E-Mail: musee.petrole@musee-vosges-nord.org
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West Virgina-United States
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Oil & Gas Museum
http://www.little-mountain.com/oilandgasmuseum/
Both oil and natural gas were discovered in western Virginia by the first explorers in the mid-1700s. George Washington acquired 250 acres in what is now West Virginia because it contained an oil and gas spring. This was in 1771, making the father of our country the first petroleum industry speculator.
A thriving commercial oil industry was in process as early as 1819 with the first major wells drilled at Petroleum, West Virginia, outside Parkersburg, early in 1859; California, West Virginia in the summer of 1859; and Burning Springs, West Virginia a year later in 1860. Natural gas was moved in wooden pipes from wells to be used as a manufacturing heat source by the Kanawha salt manufacturers as early as 1831. These events truly mark the beginnings of the oil and gas industry in the United States.
This exciting history is portrayed at the Oil & Gas Museum
E-Mail: dlmckain@yahoo.com
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Oklahoma-United States
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Marland Oil Museum
The Marland Oil Museum presents the saga of the amazing success of E. W. Marland's early oil company in Ponca City, Oklahoma, and its ultimate takeover. Many flamboyant personalities created the Oklahoma oil industry in the early 20th century, but none equaled E.W. Marland. Marland's vision and tireless energy formed a progressive company whose ideals and innovations continue to this day.
Murals and artifacts highlight the Marland oil boom and the prosperity that followed.
http://www.marlandmansion.com/Pages/mmaroil.html
E-Mail: marlandmansion@poncacityok.com
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Illinois-United States
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WOOD RIVER REFINERY HISTORY MUSEUM
http://www.wrrhm.org/
The Wood River Refinery History Museum is located in front of the Conoco-Phillips Refinery on Highway 111 in Wood River, IL. There are four buildings in our complex, so to see most of our collection, plan on spending some time. Just to see the main Museum contents won't take as long, but you miss the vehicles and other significant items.
We are open Wednesdays and Thursdays, from 10:00 A.M. till 4:00 P.M.
E-Mail: museum@wrrhm.org
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Kansas-United States
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Oil Patch Museum-Kansas
Oil Patch Russell is a place to see, feel and learn about oil, the "Black Gold" that fuels man's imagination, as well as his machines. The story of the people and events that make up the history of oil in this area will come alive at Oil Patch Russell.
Whether you are a youngster eager to explore a new subject or an experienced oil person looking to relive old memories, you will catch the spirit of oil at Oil Patch Russell.
Tour the museum building and learn the story of the Lucky Seven and the drilling of the Carrie Oswald #1, the first discovery well drilled in Russell County in 1923.
Walk through an actual oil storage tank and study the geology, drilling and production and transportation exhibits. Take the outdoor walking tour and view cable tool drilling rigs, rotary drilling rigs, pulling units, steam engines and pump jacks.
The spirit of Oil is alive at Oil Patch Russell.
Contact By Phone 785-483-6640
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California-United States
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California Oil Museum
http://www.oilmuseum.net/index.htm
From fossils to fill 'er up, the California Oil Museum tells the story of the black bonanza that created wealth, work, and prosperity for generations of Californians. Operated by the City of Santa Paula Community Services Department, the Museum highlights the inner workings of the state's black gold industry through interactive displays, videos, working models, games, photographs, restored gas station memorabilia, and an authentic turn-of-the-century cable-tool drilling rig. Visitors can exercise their wits and luck as California wildcatters, see how the Indians used natural oil seeps, watch a miniature drilling rig bore into the earth, and explore the memorable brands of gas bought by early California car drivers. The Lundgren and Bennett Collections of gas station memorabilia are one of the largest displays of vintage gas pumps in California. In addition to the permanent petroleum exhibits, the Museum presents new exhibits of science, transportation, history, and art throughout the year.
E-Mail: jorcutt@ci.santa-paula.ca.us
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Arkansas-United States
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Arkansas Museum Of Natural Resources
Oilfield Park
http://www.amnr.org/
Located on five acres adjacent to the Education Center, the Oilfield Park includes seven operating examples of the oil producing methods used in the south Arkansas Oil Field from the 1920s through today.
*A 1920S STANDARD RIG WITH A 112' WOODEN DERRICK AND A BATTERY of wooden storage tanks.
*1920S-1930S 64' PIPE DERRICK AND GEAR DRIVEN PUMPING UNIT.
*1930S-1940S CENTRAL POWER STATION.
*1930S "GIN POLE" DERRICK AND OKLAHOMA PUMP JACK.
*1930S-1940S 87' ANGLE IRON DERRICK WITH PENNSYLVANIA-TYPE PUMP JACK.
*MODERN PRODUCTION UNIT.
E-Mail: museum@amnr.org
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California-United States
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West Kern Oil Museum
Once upon a time in the mid 1920's over 7000 wooden derricks covered the landscape from Sunset (Southeast of Maricopa), through the Midway Valley, the Elk Hills to McKittrick and Reward, a distance of approximately 21 miles in Southwest Kern County. It was indeed a veritable forest of derricks. By the late sixties all these derricks except two were thrown. In 1974 Jameson #17 was scheduled to be torn down too. The local American Association of University Women and some dedicated people organized and with the Jameson Company donating the derrick and 3 acres of land, the West Kern Oil Museum, Inc. was born. Today that original wooden derrick standing over its original well, with all its cable tools intact, is a part of the Museum which has grown to 8 acres.
It seemed only fitting that a Museum be on the Westside of Kern County, for even today almost one half of all the oil in California comes from these Westside oilfields. The Midway Sunset field (the oilfield on which the Museum sits) is still the top oil producing field in the contiguous United States. Then, too, three of the giant oilfields of the U.S. lie within the Westside. They are the Midway Sunset Field, the Elk Hills Field, and the South Belridge Field. To be considered a giant field, an oilfield has to produce or be capable of producing 1 billion barrels of oil.
http://www.westkern-oilmuseum.org/
E-Mail: curator@lightspeed.net
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Pennsylvania-United States
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Drake Well Museum
Come see where the industry that puts a drop of oil in your life every day was born.
A steam engine whistle calls you to the replica of Edwin Drake's 1859 engine house, where oil from the famous well flows into a "never filling" barrel. Follow squeaking rod lines to learn how pioneer oil workers used one engine to pump many wells. They invented a whole new industry.
Don't forget your camera.
Feed plastic apples to "Ed and Dan" in the Oil Transportation building as you wait for the Nitro truck to explode. Walk the path along Oil Creek to the Oil Pits where Native Americans collected oil even before Columbus came to the new world. You might see bald eagles fishing for trout in the creek.
Listen to stories of life in oil boomtown days told by videos, tour guides, working antique machinery, and historic buildings. Smell oil from wells around the world. Make plastic. Play old fashion games. Wear your sneakers. Bring your bike. And pack a picnic lunch.
http://www.drakewell.org/
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Magyarorszag-Hungary
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Hungarian Petroleum Museum
The Museum is located at Zalaegerszeg, and collects, arranges and presents artifacts from the Hungarian hydrocarbon industry.
The Hungarian Petroleum Museum is national and specialised. It has been collecting, arranging and presenting, both through exhibitions and publications, Hungarian hydrocarbon industry artefacts, since its foundation in 1969
Enlarging the collection
In the central Museum facility at Zalaegerszeg, there is a special exhibition paying homage to the celebrated geologist, Dr. Simon Papp. The Zsigmondy Memorial Room also deserves a visit for those interested in the life and times of great Hungarian petroleum industry and underground water production personalities.
http://www.mol.hu/en/about_mol/our_company/our_history/museum_of_hungarian_petroleum_industry/
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Central Texas Oil Patch Museum
In1922, Edgar B. Davis brought in the Rios #1, which proved to be a part of one of the most significant fields ever discovered in the Southwest. Almost overnight, Luling was transformed from a railroad town of 500 - to an oil town of 5,000. The Central Texas Oil Patch Museum was founded in 1990 as a non-profit, educational foundation. It is dedicated to the collection, restoration, and preservation of historic oil producing methods, accessories, and the people of the industry. Established to share the history with the public, the museum illustrates the life and times of the Central Texas "Oil Boom in the Oil Patch".
http://www.oilmuseum.org/Welcome.html
E-Mail:oilmuseum@austin.rr.com
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