Details for Rafael Rios No. 1

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5055012654

Data

Marker Number 12654
Atlas Number 5055012654
Marker Title Rafael Rios No. 1
Index Entry Rios No. 1
Address
City Stairtown
County Caldwell
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 623047
UTM Northing 3288025
Subject Codes oil/petroleum topics
Marker Year 1970
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location Intersection of Highway 80 and Farm Road 671, northeast corner
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 14" x 24"
Marker Text (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.

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