by Moises Garza

June 2, 2012

Last Names of Nuevo Leon

I did a quick stop and took the following pictures of theĀ historical marker of theĀ first oil well in Hidalgo County. The well that the marker refers to was drilled on what used to be originally Porcion 40 given to Jose Antonio Castaneda, but when oil was discovered in 1934 it was on land that now belonged to Ed W. (Captain) Sullivan. The well was named after the driller of the well Otto Woods.

John M. Lawrence No. 1 oil well was brought in September 18, 1934, near this site by veteran driller Otto C. Woods. The well flowed 1,000 or more barrels a day. At first, the oil formed a lake beside the well. County has produced 20 million barrels of oil. (1968)

 

Cotton field behind marker, where location of well must
have been.

Location of Marker on Google Maps:


View Hidalgo County Historical Markers in a larger map

Note: Permission is granted to reuse theseĀ imagesĀ as long as a link back to this website is provided.

Source:Ā http://www.cemeteries-of-tx.com/Etx/Hidalgo/Cemetery/benavides.htm

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Moises Garza

I have doing my family genealogy since 1998. I am also the creator of this blog We Are Cousins, and the Mexican Genealogy blog. To always be up to date with both of these sites follow me on Facebook or visit visit my personal website at www.moisesgarza.com. If you are lookign to hire a professional geenalogist please visit my Services page.

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