(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 field 1926. By 1969, production was 135,000,000 barrels.HM Number | HM1GGS |
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Tags | |
Marker Number | 12654 |
Year Placed | 1970 |
Placed By | State Historical Survey Comittee |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Sunday, September 28th, 2014 at 8:31pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 14R E 623030 N 3288194 |
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Decimal Degrees | 29.71781667, -97.72801667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 29° 43.069', W 97° 43.681' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 29° 43' 4.14" N, 97° 43' 40.86" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 830, 512 |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 7831 TX-80, Luling TX 78648, US |
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