Oklahoma City No. 1

Oklahoma City No. 1 is an Oklahoma historical marker in Oklahoma County.

Oklahoma County · near the intersection of Southeast 59th and Bryant · location approximate

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On December 4, 1928, the Oklahoma City No. 1 blew, opening Oklahoma's most productive oil and gas field and the sixth largest in the nation. It was drilled by the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, a subsidiary of Cities Service Oil Company and the Foster Petroleum Company. The well was deeded to the State of Oklahoma as a historic site after producing over a million barrels of oil.

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