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Garza County's First Oil Well

Justiceburg, Garza County

Marker Text

(3 1/2 miles east) After several unsuccessful ventures from 1911 to 1919, the first oil producer in the county was completed on J.M. Boren property at Justiceburg in 1926. The well was begun in 1924 by Phelps, Caldwell and Blackwell Oil Company. It produced a total of 1,641 barrels before it was abandoned in 1932. In 1932 four producing wells were completed south of Post; a refinery was built near city. Garza County has a number of fields, and its 1,500 wells have produced more than 85,000,000 barrels of oil. (1967)

Marker Details

Address US 84
Location Description US 84 northbound lanes, E side of US 84, 0.1 mi. NW of CR 340 (Old Justiceburg Rd). Marker reported missing Jun. 2011. Map dot approximate.
Marker # 12661
Dedicated 1967
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code oil/petroleum topics
  • Private Property:

    Unknown
  • Latitude, Longitude 33.044092, -101.203467

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