"In The Great Texas Oil Heist Robert Cargill tells the story of the slant-hole drilling scandal of the 1960s with both the thoroughness and the verve it deserves. Impeccably researched and clearly written, this work is a well told and compelling tale of how politics, geology, money, and human nature combined to create a uniquely Texan scandal and how it was finally broken up. Cargill has done a service by shining a bright light on this long-running episode of criminality that has been talked about but never before explored in such meticulous detail."