Details for Upshur County Discovery Well

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5459011351

Data

Marker Number 11351
Atlas Number 5459011351
Marker Title Upshur County Discovery Well
Index Entry Upshur County Discovery Well
Address
City Union Grove
County Upshur
UTM Zone 15
UTM Easting 323726
UTM Northing 3607144
Subject Codes oil/petroleum topics
Marker Year 1967
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location 3 mi. east of Union Grove on FM 1844
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text J. D. Richardson No. 1. Completed May 6, 1931; first of 2,000 county wells that produced over 225,000 barrels of oil. Drilled by Mudge Oil Co.; bought by General American Oil Co., (1952). Total depth of well: 3,754 ft.; initial daily production: 35,000 barrels of oil and 10,000,000 cu. ft. of gas. Contractor was Clark and Cowden Drilling Co. Drilling supervisor: T. P. Kirk; Dave McCullough and R. D. Kirk, drillers. Crew: Jess Wright, John Bloomfield, W. B. Stroheim, Grady Williams, R. E. Powers, C. O. Kirk, W. D. Emerson, Tommie Thompson. Is in extension of East Texas oil field, one of world's largest.

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