- 1882 CHARLES A. WHITESHOT: THE OIL-WELL DRILLER. A HISTORY OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST ENTERPRISE, THE OIL INDUSTRY. Publisher: MANNINGTON, 1905 The Standard Oil (New Jersey) Collection—A digital collection of photographs from the documentary project directed by Roy E. Stryker. 1870 establishments in Ohio 1911 disestablishments in New York (state) American companies disestablished in 1911 American companies established in 1870 Companies based in Cleveland Companies based in New York City Defunct companies based in Ohio Defunct oil companies of the United States Former monopolies History of the petroleum industry in the United States Non-renewable resource companies disestablished in 1911 Non-renewable resource companies established in 1870 Progressive Era in the United States Rockefeller family