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First Oil Well Drilled in Eastland County |
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Ranger,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
32° 28' 12.3654",
-98° 40' 46.948116"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
The J.H. McCleskey No. 1 Discovery Well of the Ranger Pool was drilled by Warren Wagner under the supervision of W.K. Gordon of the Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Company, July 2-October 27, 1917. Initial production was 1600 barrels with three million feet of gas. Abandoned May 30, 1930 after producing 275,000 barrels of oil.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
First Oil Well Drilled Historical Marker Location Map, Eastland County Historical Marker Location Map, Texas
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