The Ohio Oil Company controlled the field and piped its product to markets in the U.S. Midwest.

Using salvaged equipment from the defunct Pennsylvanian Belgo-American Refinery in Casper, Chamberlain and his partner James Hoblit built their refinery in 1933 in Lusk on a 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) site.

[2] Chamberlain sold his interest to Hoblit in 1935 and used the proceeds to buy the Ranger Hotel in Lusk.

He went on to be elected state senator and founded the Ranger Oil Company.

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