Mont Belvieu, Chambers County, Texas

Mont Belvieu, Texas – An Overview

Mont Belvieu City Chambers County. The first permanent settler to the area was Amos Barber, a rancher and cattleman who built the first home on the hill in 1849. The community that grew around this homestead was originally called Barbers Hill. However in 1890, the post office chose the name Mont Belvieu as there were other offices with similar names.  After the discovery of oil at Spindletop in 1901, the hill was drilled numerous times without success before 1916. The first commercial oil production at the site began at the Barber’s Hill Oilfield in 1918, and the following year, the Goose Creek and Dayton Railroad was completed through Mont Belvieu. By the end of the 1920’s, large quantities of oil were found at greater depths. In 1930, the first major producing well struck through the salt dome at 5000 feet. The following year, over eight million barrels of oil would be recovered. The Warren Petroleum Company built an underground salt dome storage terminal in 1955. This facility is the largest of its type for natural gas liquids in North America. With 26 underground caverns, it has a total storage capacity of forty-three million barrels of propane, butane, ethane, natural gas and other products.
In November 1985, an explosion occurred which killed two workers and threatened the town over the salt dome. Since then, more effort has been done to get the nearby petrochemical industries to buy out residential homes in the immediate proximity. By 1990, two hundred families were bought out by twelve companies which helped relocate the community two miles to the east.

Play Construction & Equipment Provider in Mont Belvieu, Texas – All Play Inc.

ALL PLAY Incorporated is the exclusive Little Tikes Commercial representative in the Mont Belvieu area of Chambers County, Texas. We provide turn-key park, playground, athletic and recreational constructions, besides also offering playground equipment, park furnishings, park shelters, shade canopies and much more from a number of good brands. Our playground construction and equipment company conforms to the U.S. safety guidelines for designing, constructing, operating and maintaining safe playgrounds for kids in schools, day care centers, community centers, parks and recreational areas in Mont Belvieu.