Greenvine Gas Discovery

Apparently the first use in Texas of natural gas for fuel occurred in 1879 near here, when William Seidel, a farmer, grist mill and cotton gin owner, and merchant, struck gas at an approximate depth of 106 feet while trying to dig a water well, and the gas was piped to a nearby farmhouse. Gas and oil production later spread to 210 Texas counties, 27 pipeline companies export gas, the annual rate of production is about 8 trillion cubic feet, Texas has 42.3 percent of America's proven gas reserves, and it has a 19,895-foot well believed to be the world's deepest.

Texas · United States