Wildcatters: Texas Independent Oilmen (Kenneth E. Montague Series in Oil and Business History)

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In the 1970s and 1980s the Texas wildcatter used to be a recognizable figure in popular culture. Since then, the wildcatter’s role is less celebrated but still vital, as shown within the new introduction to this edition of a book at the start published in 1984 by Texas Monthly Press.

 

Drawing heavily on oral histories, this book tells the story of the West Texas independents as a group, having a look at their business strategies within the context in their national, regional, and local conditions. The focal point is at the Permian Basin and southeastern New Mexico over the sixty-year period during which the region rose to prominence at the American oil scene, producing about one-fifth of the nation’s output. This can be a story that covers vast technological change, governmental regulation, and economic fluctuation with profound implications for the oil and gas community.

 

The new introduction brings the story up-to-date by addressing not only the subsequent careers of the wildcatters described within the book but also the role of independents within the current economy.
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