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Historical
Marker TextAnahuac
Oil and Gas FieldAlthough
oil production of major value began in Chambers County in 1916, this prolific
Anahuac field was discovered on March 3, 1935, with completion of Humble Oil &
Refining Company's A. D. Middleton No. 1 (1.8 mi. SE). The camp which housed Humble
crews who developed the field was adjacent to this site.
The field encompasses
some 14,000 acres of prime rice and grazing land and produces from 21 zones in
a highly faulted domal structure. Producing depths range from 6,600 feet to 8,600
feet. Peak production was reached in World
War II, when in 1944 annual total was 11,916,137 barrels. Discovery well had
an original potential of 144 barrels a day from depth of 7,050 feet. It was deepened
to 7,088 feet and recompleted March 14, 1935, with a new potential of 518 barrels.
Through 1966, A. D. Middleton No. 1 has produced in excess of 390,000 barrels
of oil.
Over 177 million barrels of oil and 268 billion cubic feet of
gas have been produced from the field. (In Chambers County, a pioneer oil producing
area, over 475 million barrels of oil have been produced since 1916.) At present,
there are 408 wells in the Anahuac field, and it is expected that production will
continue into the 21st century.
Incise
in Base: Erected by Chambers County Historical Survey Committee, Guy C. Jackson
III, Chairman |
Monroe
City History"...
The town, named for Monroe White, a prominent local citizen, was established in
the wake of the discovery of the Anahuac oilfield in 1935. Companies with major
interests in the Anahuac field included the Humble Oil and Refining Company (later
Exxon Company, U.S.A.), followed by Sun Oil and Gulf Oil...." - From Handbook
of Texas Online
http://www.tshaonline.org/ Texas
Escapes, in its purpose to preserve historic, endangered and vanishing Texas,
asks that anyone wishing to share their local history and vintage/historic photos
of their town, please contact
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1940
Chambers County Map showing Anahuac
(Above "B"
in "C-H-A-M-B-E-R-S")
Monroe City, 6 Miles E of Anahuac,
is not on the map
Courtesy Texas General Land Office | |
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