American Experience

Season 2 Episode 5: Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil

The tale of mavericks whose risk-taking, sweat and dreams changed an American industry. Starting with Spindletop, the first Texas gusher in 1902, rare archival film and interviews with pioneering oilmen are set against a contemporary story of a modern "wildcatter," gambling to find his fortune in yet another narrow hole in the Texas earth.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

38

Episodes:

400

Quality:

HD

Status:

Returning Series

First Air:

1988

IMDb:

6.6