Commemorating First Oil Well in Caddo Parish, LA

Commemorating First Oil Well in Caddo Parish, LA (HM22MI)

Location: Shreveport, LA 71109 Caddo Parish
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N 32° 28.722', W 93° 47.284'

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Gas was first discovered in Caddo Parish in 1870 in a water well drilled for an ice plant located between Market and Edwards Streets in Shreveport. First leasing activity for oil was begun in 1904 by Judge S.C. Fullilove, D.C. Richardson and I.G. Hedrick. The Texas company, operating through an affiliate, Producers Oil Company, began exploration in Caddo in February 1905 and is credited with the first large oil wells. The first marine oil well in the United States was completed in Caddo Lake by the Gulf Refining Company in May, 1911. The earliest "manufacturing plant" in Caddo Parish was located at Gas Center near Shreveport, where the Purified Petroleum Products Company of Louisiana Ltd. began a patented process of treating gasoline and kerosene. This company developed into the Louisiana Oil Refining Company, Inc. in October, 1913. Earliest oil pipe line in this area was completed by Standard Oil Company of Louisiana to its Baton Rouge refinery in 1910.
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HM NumberHM22MI
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Year Placed1955
Placed ByOil and Gas Committee of Shreveport / Chamber of Commerce / Oil Industry Information Committee
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Date Added Tuesday, November 7th, 2017 at 7:02pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 425951 N 3593771
Decimal Degrees32.47870000, -93.78806667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 28.722', W 93° 47.284'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 28' 43.32" N, 93° 47' 17.04" W
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Area Code(s)318
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3207 Pershing Blvd, Shreveport LA 71109, US
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