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Drilled the early deep oil wells in Texas. Derrick here is exact replica and has same rigging and tools used in 1920 to drill the Crowley No. 1, a 250-barrel producer at 3500 feet--one of deepest wells up to the time. It was near Breckenridge, in one of great fields in oil empire of Texas. (1966)
Cable Tool Rig is a historical marker in Arlington, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1966. It is one of 358 historical markers documented in Tarrant County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 501 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7572, -97.0697 near Arlington. The nearest cataloged historic site is Narrow Gauge Railway (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Carousel, The Six Flags over Texas, and International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439000618. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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