Oil was discovered in 2005, the oil reservoir covered an area of approximately 438,000 acres of land, spanning parts of Benque Viejo del Carmen, Yalbac, Spanish Lookout, Belmopan City, and even Burrell Boom. [1]
In The Handbook of British Honduras 1888-89 it is stated that J. Tucker was appointed as Deputy Registrar for The Boom in 1887.[2]
Burrell Boom was mentioned in the Government Gazette of 1963.[3]