Where did the oil come from? From Rockport here was a shallow inland sea basin with sandstone deposited. The basin eroded uplifted and was covered again by a sea which deposited chalk. Because oil is lighter than water, the oil migrates up until it can't migrate any further and pools. The oil is deep - about 3,500 ft. deep.
They built a pipeline from here to Philadelphia to supply oil mostly to the Allies in WWII. They sent the oil from 1942-1944.
The refineries here produce 4.6 million barrels of oil a day. Texas has 25% of the oil reserves. It produces 1/4 of the US's natural gas. It produces the most wind power in the nation.
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