Question

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

a. The first oil well drilled in Texas was in 1866.
b. The first successful production of oil was in 1894.
C. By the 1900s all of the major oil fields in Texas were in Southeast Texas.
d. In 1902 there were 500 oil companies in the Beaumont area.

Answer 1

C

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer: The statement that is false is C- by the 1900's all of the major oil fields in Texas were in Southeast Texas.

Explanation: The discovery of oil at Spindletop, which is near Beaumont, Texas in Southeast Texas began what historians call the "Oil Age." However, with that discovery, speculation began about other Texas locations and soon oil wells were sprouting up in North Texas, East Texas and the Permian Basin in West Texas.