Iran, in 1908 marked the first major oil strike recorded in the Middle East. Dos Bocas in the State of Veracruz, Mexico, was a famous 1908 Mexican blowout that formed a large crater. It leaked oil from the main reservoir for many years, continuing even after 1938 (when Pemex nationalized the Mexican oil industry). Lakeview Gusher on the Midway-Sunset Oil Field in Kern County, California, US of 1910 is believed to be the largest-ever U.S. gusher. At its peak, more than of oil per day flowed out, reaching as high as in the air. It remained uncapped for 18 months, spilling over of oil, less than half of which was recovered. A short-lived gusher at Alamitos #1 in Signal Hill, California, US in 1921 marked the discovery of the Long Beach Oil Field, one of the most productive oil fields in the world. The Barroso 2 well in Cabimas, Venezuela, in December 1922 flowed at around per day for nine days, plus a large amount of natural gas. Baba Gurgur near Kirkuk, Iraq, an oilfield known since antiquity, erupted at a rate of a day in 1927. The Yates #30-A in Pecos County, Texas, US gushing 80 feet through the fifteen-inch casing, produced a world record 204,682 barrels of oil a day from a depth of 1,070 feet on 23 September 1929. The Wild Mary Sudik gusher in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US in 1930 flowed at a rate of per day. The Daisy Bradford gusher in 1930 marked the discovery of the East Texas Oil Field, the largest oilfield in the contiguous United States. The largest known 'wildcat' oil gusher blew near Qom, Iran, on 26 August 1956. The uncontrolled oil gushed to a height of , at a rate of per day. The gusher was closed after 90 days' work by Bagher Mostofi and Myron Kinley (USA). On October 17, 1982, a sour gas well AMOCO DOME BRAZEAU RIVER 13-12-48-12, being drilled 20 km west of Lodgepole, Alberta blew out. The burning well was finally capped 67 days later by the Texas well-control company, Boots & Coots. One of the most troublesome gushers happened on 23 June 1985, at well #37 at the Tengiz field in Atyrau, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union, where the 4,209-metre deep well blew out and the 200-metre high gusher self-ignited two days later. Oil pressure up to 800 atm and high hydrogen sulfide content had