附註:"Published for the Mississippi Geological Society."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-254) and index.
The development of petroleum in the southeastern states to 1925. The birth of the oil business, 1859-1925 ; Early developments in Alabama through 1925 ; Oil drilling in Mississippi through 1925 ; Oil drilling in Florida through 1925 ; The ancient basins ; The exploration teams -- The 1926-1938 era. The landowners ; Amory gas field ; The oil people ; The first seismograph in Mississippi ; Early oil plays in Mississippi ; Natural gas in the Southeastern states ; The Jackson Gas Field ; Conservation and tax laws ; Capturing the gas markets ; Developments in the 1930s ; The oil fraternity of the 1930s ; Other interesting events of the 1930s ; Alabama, 1926-1938 ; Florida, 1926-1938 ; The stage is set ; Other significant events affecting the oil business, 1926-1938 -- The 1939-1941 era. Mississippi, 1939-1941 ; Tinsley field ; The Dixie Geological Service ; Two more discoveries in Mississippi ; The oil fraternity expands ; Other exploration acitivities in Mississippi ; Alabama, 1939-1941 ; Florida, 1939-1941 ; Preparations for war -- The bloom of the war years, 1942-1945. The United States enters World War II ; Mississippi, 1942-1945 ; Drilling resumes ; Drilling trends in Mississippi ; The fabulous new discoveries ; Near misses ; The oil fraternity of the war years ; Mississippi's wartime success ; Alabama, 1942-1945 ; Florida, 1942-1945 ; The southeastern states at the close of 1945.
