The oil industry struggled to control the effects of several tremendous strikes during the decade. In 1930 wildcatters struck oil in east Texas, opening a reservoir that proved to be 140,000 acres large — the largest strike in the United States at that time. In 1932 wildcatter Robert Samuel Kerr struck oil within the Oklahoma City city limits; his find would eventually earn over $2 million. On.....
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