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Midland County's First Producing Oil Well

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SH 158, about 10 mi. S of Midland, Midland, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 31° 57' 27.57696000012", -101° 55' 49.9901300004"
 
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     Humble Oil and Refining Company's No. 1 Mrs. O. P. Buchanan staked by Rowan Drilling Company Aug. 17, 1944. Spudded Sept. 14, 1944. Completed Nov. 6, 1945, at total depth of 12,574 feet. Well flowed 332 barrels in 29 hours. Geologist: H. L. Beckman.- 1967

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Midland County's First Producing Oil Well Historical Marker Location Map, Texas