Stratton Ridge Oil Field

USA / Texas / Clute / County Road 226
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Historic location of the Stratton Ridge Oil Field near Clute, Brazoria County, Texas. The area sits atop a salt dome from which oil and sulphur were extracted during the early years of the 20th century. The area is now dominated by petrochemical plants owned by Dow Chemical and INEOS, but there are no longer any oil wells (at least none are visible from the road).

INEOS was formerly known as Innovene USA LLC, and before that, it as part of British Petroleum.

Links:
History from Texas Online: tinyurl.com/d7krfs
USGS Topographic map from Maptech.com: tinyurl.com/cohxdc
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Coordinates:   29°2'30"N   95°21'31"W
This article was last modified 16 years ago