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Author_Alan Cockrell
black gold
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Chesley Pruet
ecosystem
environmentalists
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foreign competition
geologists
governmental regulation
Gulf Coast
Mavericks
Mississippi
MS
oil hunting
oil wells
petroleum industry
politics
region's economy
Southern History
Tail of the Storm
technological advancement
The Restless Earth
Tinsley
Trail of the Storm
wildcatters
World War II
Product details
- ISBN 9781496849694
- Weight: 272g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 27 Nov 2023
- Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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The discovery of oil in Tinsley, Mississippi, in 1939 captivated the South and has deeply affected the region ever since. At the end of 1940, over 133 wells were flowing, and speculators were drilling holes and staking claims all along the Gulf Coast and its immediate environs. Consequently, the region's economy, ecosystems, and politics have been shaped by black gold since the end of World War II.
Alan Cockrell, a petroleum geologist, provides an insider's account of the science of oil hunting, the political processes that help or hinder it, and the advances in technology that make it all possible. This book documents the ways in which wars, foreign competition, governmental regulation, and new business models affect oil exploration, and what that means to the South's people.
Just as significantly, Cockrell provides compelling commentary on the people who hunt for petroleum, from pioneering wildcatters such as Chesley Pruet to savvy geologists focusing on science and technology Drilling Ahead documents the triumphs and travails of oil hunters. Mavericks, underworld characters, professors, lawyers, and environmentalists have all played major roles in the South's oil production.
A fascinating study of corporations, economies, and people, Drilling Ahead is a compelling, opinionated narrative as well as an exhaustively researched history.
Published for the Mississippi Geological Society
Alan Cockrell, a petroleum geologist, provides an insider's account of the science of oil hunting, the political processes that help or hinder it, and the advances in technology that make it all possible. This book documents the ways in which wars, foreign competition, governmental regulation, and new business models affect oil exploration, and what that means to the South's people.
Just as significantly, Cockrell provides compelling commentary on the people who hunt for petroleum, from pioneering wildcatters such as Chesley Pruet to savvy geologists focusing on science and technology Drilling Ahead documents the triumphs and travails of oil hunters. Mavericks, underworld characters, professors, lawyers, and environmentalists have all played major roles in the South's oil production.
A fascinating study of corporations, economies, and people, Drilling Ahead is a compelling, opinionated narrative as well as an exhaustively researched history.
Published for the Mississippi Geological Society
Alan Cockrell, a retired commercial airline pilot, previously worked as a certified petroleum geologist in the Gulf Coast oil industry for twelve years. He is author of the nonfiction Tail of the Storm and a novel, The Restless Earth. His essays and stories have appeared in AOPA Pilot, Airline Pilot, Hemispheres, On Guard, Aviation History, and the Huntsville Times.
