Borger (/ˈbɔərdʒər/ boar-jər) is the largest city in Hutchinson County, Texas, United States.
The population was 13,251 at the 2010 census. Borger is named for businessman Asa Philip
"Ace" Borger, who also established the Hutchinson County seat of Stinnett and several
other small towns in Texas and Oklahoma. The first Panhandle oil well was drilled
in the Borger area on May 2, 1921, on the 6666 (the "Four Sixes") Ranch of S.B. Burnett.
The strike was of a poor quality, and later wells in Borger and Pampa spurred the
petroleum boom. The first rotary drilling rig, built at the then staggering price of $25,000,
was placed into use near Borger by W.T. Willis, J.E. Trigg, and H.D. Lewis.
The 6-inch-diameter (150 mm) drill could pierce through rock.