Site of
First Oil Well Drilled
in Eastland County
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Marker Text: The J.H. McCleskey No. 1 Discovery Well of the Ranger Pool was drilled by Warren Wagner under the supervision of W.K. Gordon of the Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Company, July 2-October 27, 1917. Initial production was 1600 barrels with three million feet of gas. Abandoned May 30, 1930 after producing 275,000 barrels of oil. (1936)
Marker No: 1804
1936 Gray Granite Centennial Marker
Geographic: 32.470100, -98.679710
Location: Main Street at Loop 254, across tracks from train station
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