| Marker Number |
2470 |
| Atlas Number |
5215002470 |
| Marker Title |
Hidalgo County's First Oil Well |
| Index Entry |
Hidalgo County's First Oil Well |
| Address |
US 83 |
| City |
La Joya vicinity |
| County |
Hidalgo |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
547111 |
| UTM Northing |
2904239 |
| Subject Codes |
oil/petroleum topics |
| Marker Year |
1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
from La Joya take US 83 about 1.7 mi west, marker is on north side of highway, marker reported damaged 12.5.2019 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
Damaged |
| Marker Size |
14" x 24" |
| Marker Text |
John M. Lawrence No. 1 oil well was brought in September 18, 1934, near this site by veteran driller Otto C. Woods. Well flowed 1,000 or more barrels a day. At first the oil formed a lake beside the well. County has produced 20 million barrels of oil. (1968) |
