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Upshur County Discovery Well

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Union Grove, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 32° 35' 15.93975999984", -94° 52' 41.35307999988"
 
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     J. D. Richardson No. 1. Completed May 6, 1931; first of 2,000 county wells that produced over 225,000 barrels of oil. Drilled by Mudge Oil Co.; bought by General American Oil Co., (1952). Total depth of well: 3,754 ft.; initial daily production: 35,000 barrels of oil and 10,000,000 cu. ft. of gas. Contractor was Clark and Cowden Drilling Co. Drilling supervisor: T. P. Kirk; Dave McCullough and R. D. Kirk, drillers. Crew: Jess Wright, John Bloomfield, W. B. Stroheim, Grady Williams, R. E. Powers, C. O. Kirk, W. D. Emerson, Tommie Thompson. Is in extension of East Texas oil field, one of world's largest.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Upshur County Discovery Well Historical Marker Location Map, Texas