Tag Archives: West Texas

A Texas family spent nearly eight years fighting over the 65,000-acre Brite Ranch, worth at least

The agreement involving the 65,000-acre Brite Ranch was reported by The Big Bend Sentinel on [...]

When petroleum geologist Wallace Pratt first visited McKittrick Canyon in 1921, he had been

When petroleum geologist Wallace Pratt first visited McKittrick Canyon in 1921, he had been sent [...]

Thirty-eight years later, his long love for McKittrick Canyon helped change the future of Texas

In 1921, Texas oil geologist Wallace Pratt travelled into a remote, wind-swept oasis in West [...]

During the year covered by the report, activity linked to the basin: The wider industry impact

Early observers were so unimpressed by parts of the landscape that the region was dismissed [...]