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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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Texas State Historical Marker |
(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
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