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First Oil Well in Hockley County |
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1.5 mi. S on FM 303, Sundown,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
33° 25' 13.40064000012",
-102° 29' 49.0076199996"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
On April 6, 1937, this well was completed by the Texas Company (Texaco, Inc.), flowing 502 barrels per day from a depth of 5,023 feet, on land owned by J. E. Guerry (1885-1956). The Guerry family purchased surface and 1/8 mineral rights on 127 acres, in 1929, from R. L. (Bob) Slaughter (1870-1938), who inherited over 160,000 acres of the Lazy S Ranch after death of his father, Col. C. C. Slaughter (1837-1919). Located in the vast Slaughter field, this well was the first of over 2,600 active wells in the county, which have produced over 400 million barrels of oil.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
First Oil Well Historical Marker Location Map, Hockley County Historical Marker Location Map, Texas
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