Texas Well Log Service Driller Logs Collection
Martin Schulz managed then purchased the Texas Well Log Service during the early 1920s. He developed well logs from required Texas Railroad Commission filings and then sold the resulting compilation as a “log report.” His customers were major oil exploration companies as well as small independents.
The Texas Well Log Service Driller Log Collection contains an estimated 450,000 pages of well log driller reports in 129 boxes. The reports are organized alphabetically by and within Texas counties.
Dates
- 1917-1965
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
129 linear feet
Historical Information
The Texas Well Log Service was managed by Martin Schulz, who purchased the company in the early 1920s.
Custodial History
The Texas Well Log Service Driller Logs Collection was acquired for the University of Houston Libraries in partnership with the Houston History Archives initiative of the UH Center for Public History.
Source
- Houston History Archives (Organization)
- Author
- Teresa Tomkins-Walsh, Ph.D., Tai Luong, Christian Kelleher
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Houston Libraries Special Collections Repository
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
MD Anderson Library
4333 University Drive
Houston TX 77204-2000 USA
713-743-9750