# The Sour Lake Oil Discovery of 1902 — Hardin County, Texas (Founding Asset of The Texas Company)
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> The 1902 Sour Lake discovery was the second major Gulf Coast salt-dome oil field after Spindletop — and the founding producing asset of The Texas Company (Texaco). It established the salt-dome geological model.

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**Generated:** 2026-05-05 (heuristic; server-side extraction)

## Page Outline
- The Sour Lake Oil Discovery of 1902 — Hardin County, Texas (Founding Asset of The Texas Company)
  - Discovery Facts
  - The Second Salt-Dome Discovery
  - The Founding Asset of The Texas Company
  - The Salt-Dome Geological Model
  - Modern Mineral-Owner Implications
  - Key Takeaways
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