First Oil Well In Alabama - Gilbertown, AL
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N 31° 52.159 W 088° 21.082
16R E 372170 N 3526746
Located 2 miles west of Gilbertown on Paragon Rd, marker notes the beginnings of the oil industry in Alabama by H.L. Hunt of Texas.
Waymark Code: WMNB0W
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 02/03/2015
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Marker text:
On January 2, 1944, the State of Alabama granted Hunt Oil Company a permit to drill the A.R. Jackson Well No. 1 at this location near Gilbertown. Hunt Oil Company was owned by the famous oil man, H.L. Hunt of Dallas, Texas. Drilling commenced on January 10, 1944, and was completed approximately one month later. The well struck oil at a depth of 2,580 feet in fractured Selma chalk. The discovery of this well led to the creation of the State Oil and Gas Board of Alabama in 1945, and to the development and growth of the petroleum industry in the State.
Marker Name: First Oil Well In Alabama
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information::
Erected by the Alabama Historical Association.
More info: http://www.ruralswalabama.org/attractions/first-oil-well-in-alabama/
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1994
Marker Number: Not Listed
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