(Facility) Amoco Texas Refinery

Plant in Galveston county in Texas, United States with commodity Sulfur
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10299878
MAS/MILS ID 0481670009
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Amoco Texas Refinery

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -94.93552, 29.36855 (WGS84)
Elevation 4
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Galveston(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Virginia Point(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Galveston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Houston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

West Galveston Bay(hydrologic unit)

Galveston Bay-Sabine Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Galveston Bay-San Jacinto(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Galveston

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Beaumont Formation, areas predominantly clay

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Plant type Refiner

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner American Oil Co. Texas Refining
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-FEB-81 Garner U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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