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Everette Lee DeGolyer (October 9, 1886 – December 14, 1956), was a prominent oil company executive, petroleum exploration geophysicist and philanthropist in Dallas. He was known as "the founder of applied geophysics in the petroleum industry", [2] and as "the father of American geophysics," and was a legendary collector of rare and often early edition books primarily in the fields of ...
John Henry Kirby (November 16, 1860 – November 9, 1940) was an American businessman whose ventures made him the largest lumber manufacturer in Texas and the Southern United States. In addition to serving two terms in the Texas Legislature, he also established the Kirby Petroleum Company.
Joseph Stephen Cullinan (December 31, 1860 – March 11, 1937) was a U.S. oil industrialist. Although he was a native of Pennsylvania, his lifetime business endeavors would help shape the early phase of the oil industry in Texas.
The Magnolia Petroleum Company was an early twentieth-century petroleum company in Texas. The company was established in 1911, being later acquired by the Standard Oil of New York, which operated it as a wholly-owned subsidiary until its demise in 1959. [1] [2]
Jacksboro is a city in Jack County, Texas, in the United States. Its population was 4,184 at the 2020 census. [ 3 ] U.S. Highways 281 and 380 , and Texas State Highways 114 and 199 intersect at Jacksboro, which is the county seat of Jack County.
Jack County is a county located in the north central part of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,472. [1] Its county seat is Jacksboro. [2] The county was created in 1856 and organized the next year. [3] It is named for Patrick Churchill Jack and his brother William Houston Jack, both soldiers of the Texas ...
People from Jacksboro, Texas (9 P) Pages in category "People from Jack County, Texas" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
The company was a subsidiary of Euromoney Institutional Investor from 2001 until a 2016 management buyout by CEO John Royall and Texas investors. The business and strategy publication Petroleum Economist also transferred to the company in May 2016. [2] In mid-2017 the company acquired 109-year old Oildom Publishing. [3]