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Home Texas Caldwell County Stairtown Rafael Rios No. 1
     

Rafael Rios No. 1

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Intersection of Highway 80 and Farm Road 671, Stairtown, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 29° 42' 58.61581999992", -97° 43' 40.3200100002"
 
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    (Located 0.8 Mi.N, on Farm Road 671) Discovery well of Luling Field, a major Texas oil area. Wildcatter E.B. Davis drilled on land owned by R. Rios. Well came in Aug. 10, 1922, after 3 dry holes had been drilled in same area. Magnolia (now Mobil) Oil Co. bought filed 1926. By 1969, production was 135,000,000 barrels. Incise on back: Donated by Mobil Oil Corporation.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Rafael Rios No. 1 Historical Marker Location Map, Stairtown, Texas