Winkler County Discovery Well

First of 612 Wells in Hendrick Field, a very prolific, 10,000 acre west Texas oil pool. This area, called "Wildcatters' graveyard", lay on the 30,000 acre T. G. Hendrick ranch. Drillers Roy A. Westbrook & Associate leased land at 10 cents an acre. Well arrived dramatically, in great blasts of oil and rock, about midnight, Sept. 3, 1926. Its eventual depth was 3,049 feet. Total production when plugged in 1939 was 235,000 barrels. Data gathered here was vital in future drilling of El Capitan reef lime, a major oil-bearing geologic formation. (1972)

Winkler County Discovery Well is a historical marker in Winkler, Winkler County, dedicated in 1972. It is one of 15 historical markers documented in Winkler County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 17 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.7560, -103.1565 near Winkler. The nearest cataloged historic site is Rig Theatre (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Wink, Roy Orbison, and Old Duval Townsite.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5495005868. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.