1922 stands out in the history of Texas Refinery Corp as the year of its founding as Panther Oil and Grease Manufacturing Company by A. M. Pate Sr. and Carl Wollner.These two ambitious young men had dreamed of some day going into business together, and on September 9, 1922, their dream came true. The infant company received its charter from the State of Texas, beginning its formal manufacturing operation in a very informal tin barn on Northeast Twentieth Street in Fort Worth. more... See more text