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. |