Texas oil company founded in 1917 by William Farish and Ross Sterling among others — which was partially acquired by Standard Oil of New Jersey (Exxon's predecessor) and became its major domestic production subsidiary — operating as Humble Oil & Refining until renaming as Exxon USA.
Represents the partial reassembly of Standard Oil through acquisition — showing that the 1911 antitrust breakup didn't permanently fragment the oil industry but rather created acquisition targets that Standard Oil's successor firms could gradually consolidate.
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