East Texas Oilfield Opened by Daisy Bradford No. 3

Category Oil, Energy & Industry

Date October 3, 1930

Country United States

Columbus M. “Dad” Joiner’s Daisy Bradford No. 3 well came in near Henderson. It opened the enormous East Texas Oilfield, accelerating petroleum production and reshaping the economy of East Texas during the Great Depression.

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