Most of the roughnecks in Big Spring are like Goodwin, who dropped out of school in the 7th grade and has served some time in prison. Working in oil fields since his early teen years, he has been ...

Working in oil fields since his early teen years, he has been in Big Spring for two years. His leathered skin and calloused hands speak to a lifetime of hard labor.

Like many folks in the parched oil patch north of Big Spring, Phillips had taken notice of the football field-sized pits of water popping up at the edges of cotton fields, as well as the fat ...

BIG SPRING, Texas — The Railroad Commission has permitted Sinclair Oil and Gas Company to begin drilling two oil wells in Big Spring south of Farm-to-Market 700 this week.

Last week at Big Spring, ... He shopped around in the oil field for months—looking for cheap oil lands. ... and promptly sold a half interest to Texas Co. for $250,000 and two free wells.

Travel & Outdoors Relive Big Spring’s Glory Days at the Historic Hotel Settles Where to spend a weekend in this Permian Basin town, known for rail, oil, and Midnight Cowboy.

In this article, we discuss the 15 biggest oil companies in Texas. To skip the detailed analysis of the Texas oil industry, go directly to the 5 Biggest Oil Companies in Texas. The United States ...