Details for Andrews County Discovery Well

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5003000168

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Marker Number 168
Atlas Number 5003000168
Marker Title Andrews County Discovery Well
Index Entry Andrews County Discovery Well
Address
City
County Andrews
UTM Zone 13
UTM Easting 720424
UTM Northing 3579690
Subject Codes oil/petroleum topics
Marker Year 1965
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location From Andrews, take Hwy. 87 West about 5 miles
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text C. E. Ogden No. 1, producing 200 barrels a day from San Andres lime formation was brought in, Dec. 1929, by Deep Rock Oil Co.--the Andrews County discovery well and first of 730 wells in Fuhrman-Masco oil field. Bought, Feb. 1932, by Tripplehorn brothers, of Fort Worth. Has now pumped for more than 35 years. Since 1956, Andrews has been top producing county in Texas and U. S. Fuhrman-Masco field has produced 55 million barrels of oil--its contribution to total of more than a billion barrels for Andrews County in May, 1965. (1965)
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