(1.4 miles south)
First producing oil well in Scurry County; opened a major West Texas petroleum area. Drilled February to October 1923 by E. I. (Tommy) Thompson, W. W. Lechner and E. E. (Buddy) Fogelson of Loutex Corp., W. A. Reiter located the well. Leon English was field geologist. Drillers were Jesse Thomas, Begossa Murphy, Tom Mann, Charlie Dodson, Sim Taylor. The tool dresser, James O. Jarmon, was the only man working the well from top to bottom. Pat and Mike Moore, the young sons of the landowner, helped to fire the steam boiler.HM Number | HM23ZZ |
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Year Placed | 1966 |
Placed By | State Historical Survey Committee |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Thursday, December 21st, 2017 at 4:01am PST -08:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 14S E 312059 N 3606697 |
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Decimal Degrees | 32.58181667, -101.00230000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 32° 34.909', W 101° 0.138' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 32° 34' 54.54" N, 101° 0' 8.28" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 432 |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 6071 FM1606, Ira TX 79527, US |
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