New Mexico, Eddy County, Artesia
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Dedicated to the men and women who take the risks and do the work to find, produce and refine New Mexico oil and gas. This monument of a 1950s drilling rig is unveiled in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Illinois #3, the first commercial oil well in southwestern New Mexico and first oil well on state-owned lands in New Mexico.
(Industry & Commerce • Natural Resources) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Dedicated to the men and women who take the risks and do the work to find, produce and refine New Mexico oil and gas. This monument of a 1950s drilling rig is unveiled in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Illinois #3, the first commercial oil well in southwestern New Mexico and first oil well on state-owned lands in New Mexico.(Industry & Commerce • Natural Resources) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
