Albert Griffith and Otis Griffith of the Brothers Oil Corporation

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20047699

Description

Albert, left, and Otis Griffith of Fort Worth, comprising the Brothers Oil Corporation are getting their second wildcat test in Anderson County under way. Associated with Elbert Williams of Dallas, the Griffiths will seek woodbine sand production on their wildcat one and half miles northwest of Elkhart, Texas, in the southwest part of the county. The wildcat is being drilled on a block of 2,500 acres. The Griffiths, together with Williams, recently drilled a Woodbine sand failure northeast of the Long Lake pool. Both men are sitting next to each other, wearing suits, and observing a map.

Archival Date

1941-02-28

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1338

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Woodbine Sand Production; Brothers Oil Corporation; Wildcats; Maps; Griffith, Albert; Griffith, Otis