First Oil Well Drilled in Eastland County
The J.H. McCleskey No. 1 Discovery Well of the Ranger Pool was drilled by Warren Wagner under the supervision of W.K. Gordon of the Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Company, July 2-October 27, 1917. Initial production was 1600 barrels with three million feet of gas. Abandoned May 30, 1930 after producing 275,000 barrels of oil.
32.4697° N, 98.6793° W
Where to Find It
Main Street at Loop 254, across tracks from train station
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi NW Roaring Ranger Ranger
- 0.1 mi NW Ranger Post Office Ranger
- 0.3 mi NW Ranger National Guard Armory and the Barrow Gang Ranger
- 1 mi S Ranger Municipal Airport Ranger
- 1.5 mi SW Site of J.H. McCleskey No. 1, Discovery Well of the Ranger Oil Boom Ranger
- 3.2 mi N Bullock Cemetery Ranger vicinity