Question

Which of the following statements is FALSE about the Oil Industry?

The Lucas gusher was the first gusher in the Permian Basin.

Refineries that were built along the gulf coast were convenient for oil tankers.

In the 1920s and 1930s, Texas' oil production expanded throughout the Permian Basin and East Texas.

Many people were more wary of the airplane than they were of the automobile.

Answer 1

Sample

Step-by-step explanation:

The success of the Permian Basin oil fields brought prospectors, roughnecks and adventurers into North Central Texas. The first gusher in the area, Santa Rita #1 (discovered by Haymon Kripp and Frank Pickrell who formed Texon Oil and Land Company), ignited a boom in the area. Ranger became a boomtown and Waggoner’s gusher, Electra, sparked hope for regular folks hoping to strike it rich. By 1920 new wells in the area brought statewide attention to the region. Most discoveries were made in the northern part of the basin. Loving, Upton, Crockett, and Howard counties, along with Yates field, were especially successful areas. The success of the oil industry in Texas spread from the Southeast Texas to North Texas, defining Texas as an oil producing state.

Answer 2

Refineries that were built along the gulf coast were convenient for oil tankers.

Step-by-step explanation:

Refineries that were built along the gulf coast were not for convenience of oil tankers, it was built because oil Refineries needs a large amount of water in the refining process. In the refinery, water is used in the form of steam as well as cool water to regulate temperature. So that's why mostly refineries were built along the rivers and other water bodies.