Originally steamboat cabins and decks were named after states. Since Texas was the largest state, the largest cabin or deck was named the Texas. This nautical use of Texas may be why the Texas deck on oil rigs is named this way.
see also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_(steamboat)
it was called oil well in Texas
An oil rig is an oil platform or oil production platform. A drilling is different though.
No, an oil production platform is not renewable. It is used to extract finite fossil fuel resources from the earth and is not a sustainable or renewable source of energy. Renewable energy sources include solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal power.
Oil has brought social change to Texas in many ways. To name a few, it has created more minority work opportunities, made the University of Texas and A&M better schools, and helped football fever. If you want more info., just research those.
Crude oil.
it was called oil well in Texas
An oil rig is an oil platform or oil production platform. A drilling is different though.
The town where the Spindletop oil well was found is called Beaumont, located in southeastern Texas. This discovery in 1901 of a massive oil well marked the beginning of the Texas oil boom.
Texas is famous for its oil wells, particularly in regions like the Permian Basin and the Eagle Ford Shale. The state has a long history of oil production and is a major hub for the oil and gas industry in the United States.
An oil platform with an industrial drill.
in the theme song for the TV series the Beverley hillbillies, oil was referred to as Texas tea.
Texas
yes! oil is an abundance in Texas
Both Texas and California qualify as such.
its an oil worker that carry out general work on an oil platform
An oil platform, resulting in an oil spill.
Oil camps in the 1940's in Texas were camps where oil field workers lived during the oil boom. The Texas Oil Boom began with the discovery of a large petroleum reserve near Beaumont, Texas.