Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Texas Almanac: Oil/texas: A Cultural History
Read the synopsis and story of how the Spindletop gusher, a key event in the history of the Texas economy, began the United States oil industry.
A&E Television
A&e History Channel Uk: Oil, the Hamill Brothers and Spindletop
Read about the Hamill brothers and their role in the discovery of oil at the Spindletop hill in Texas in 1901.
Other
American Association of Petroleum Geologist (Aapg): Careers
A good site for learning what petroleum geologist actuallly do. It dicusses the field in general as well as detailing several current projects relating to petroleum geology.
Other
Exxon Mobil
Information about service station locations and information on the varios products they sell. Also includes news, job and career information, investor information, and more.
USA Today
Usa Today: List of Texas Natural Resources
Read about the importance of the five most abundant natural resources in Texas.
Other
Penn State University: Energy and Fuels in Society
This site, which is provided for by the Penn State University, gives twenty one chapters of charts, graphs, and information on synthetic fuels.
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: New Petroleum Ventures
This lesson explains and defines how companies work towards placing bids on license areas (blocks). Students learn regional information on the Gippsland basin and participate in a discussion of a mock lease sale of fifteen (15) blocks in...
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Assessing Barra
Through a video lecture and exercises, young scholars discover how scientists in the oil and gas industry risk a prospect.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Non Renewable Energy Resources
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What nonrenewable energy resources and fossil fuels are and how they form, and the drawbacks of using nonrenewable energy resources.
Other
The Paleontological Research Institution: History of Oil: Spindletop, Pt. 1
Find out how the famous Lucas oil gusher on the Spindletop hill spurred the prolific oil industry in Texas.
Other
The Paleontological Research Institution: History of Oil: Spindletop, Pt. 2
More information about out how the famous Lucas oil gusher on the Spindletop hill spurred the prolific oil industry in Texas.
Energy4Me
Energy4me: Tower of Power
Young scholars will learn that heat is needed to separate crude oil/petroleum into useable substances to make the products we use every day.
Energy4Me
Energy4me: Oil and Natural Gas Formation
Students will learn that oil and natural gas taken from the earth's crust today originated as small plants and animals that lived in the ocean millions of years ago.
Energy4Me
Energy4me: Perforated Well Casing
How do you think adding holes to a well casing will influence the amount of petroleum or natural gas that a well can produce? This activity models the differences in production of a perforated and non-perforated well casing. After the...
Energy4Me
Energy4me: Petroleum Ponder
What materials are made from petroleum? The object of Petroleum Ponder is for each team to correctly identify as many items as possible that are made from petroleum in their Petroleum Ponder box. In a relay fashion, each team member will...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Petroleum Power Study Guide
Use this study guide to understand petroleum power.
Energy for Sustainable Development
Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Oil (Petroleum)
A brief description of how oil is formed and where it comes from.
Energy for Sustainable Development
Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Timelines: Oil
A short history of petroleum oil from 3000 B.C. to the present.
University of Oregon
Electronic Universe Project: Fossil Fuel Consumption
Information on historical energy consumption in the U.S. and projected figures.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Petroleum Engineering
An overview of the Petroleum Engineering career, covering nature of the work, employment statistics, job outlook, and earnings.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Shale
Originating as clay or mud, shale is a sedimentary rock formed by deposits of small particles by slow moving water. Wikipedia includes color images and discusses composition and deposition.
Other
Mr. Palm: Texas Oil and Gas Industry
A teacher's class notes on the development and impact of the oil and gas industry on the industrialization and urbanization in Texas in the early twentieth century.
Other
Geophysical Prospector
Brief description of seismic, or geophysical, prospector taken from the Dictionary of Occupational Titles.
Other
Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission
The IOGCC's official website, explains its function in representing the governors of oil and natural gas producing states.