First Oil Well in Oklahoma
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First Oil Well in Oklahoma | |
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| Nearest city | Wapanucka, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates | 34°24′6″N 96°22′25″W / 34.40167°N 96.37361°WCoordinates: 34°24′6″N 96°22′25″W / 34.40167°N 96.37361°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1888 |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 72001053[1][2] |
| Added to NRHP | April 13, 1972 |
The First Oil Well in Oklahoma (also known as Old Faucett Well) is a historic oil well site in Wapanucka, Oklahoma. It was drilled by H.W. Faucett, who started work in 1885 on Choctaw land on behalf of the Choctaw Oil and Refining Company, but the 1,414-foot (431 m) well was not completed until 1888. A small amount of oil and gas was produced, but the well was abandoned after the illness and death of Dr. Faucett later in 1888.[3] The first commercially productive well in Oklahoma was the Nellie Johnstone No. 1 well in Washington County, drilled in 1897.
The well was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1] The capped well casing is the well's only remnant.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ruth, Kent (August 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: First Oil Well in Oklahoma". National Park Service. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
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