Columbus Marion Joiner
Encyclopedia
Columbus Marion Joiner (March 12, 1860 – March 27, 1947) was an American oilman. With A.D. ("Doc") Lloyd, a self-educated, self-proclaimed geologist, he discovered the largest oil
field in the world up to that time, the East Texas oil field
, in 1930 in Rusk County.
Petroleum
Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...
field in the world up to that time, the East Texas oil field
East Texas oil field
The East Texas Oil Field is a large oil and gas field in east Texas. Covering and parts of five counties, and having 30,340 historic and active oil wells, it is the largest oil field in the United States outside of Alaska, both in extent and in total volume of oil recovered since its discovery in...
, in 1930 in Rusk County.