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(Located 0.8 Mi.N, on Farm Road 671) Discovery well of Luling Field, a major Texas oil area. Wildcatter E.B. Davis drilled on land owned by R. Rios. Well came in Aug. 10, 1922, after 3 dry holes had been drilled in same area. Magnolia (now Mobil) Oil Co. bought filed 1926. By 1969, production was 135,000,000 barrels. Incise on back: Donated by Mobil Oil Corporation.
Rafael Rios No. 1 is a historical marker in Stairtown, Caldwell County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 54 historical markers documented in Caldwell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 106 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7178, -97.7280 near Stairtown. The nearest cataloged historic site is Prairie Lea United Methodist Church (historical marker), about 1.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Dorn, San Juan Cemetery #2, and Prairie Lee Hispanic.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5055012654. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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