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The Oklahoma City Oil Field is an oil field located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in the United States of America. The field was opened just south of the city limits on December 4, 1928, and first entered Oklahoma City limits on May 27, 1930.[1]
The field includes drill sites around the Oklahoma State Capitol and other nearby state government buildings.
History
The field was the first within an urban area in Oklahoma and caused immediate friction. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission passed an order stopping all drilling for 30 days on September 11, 1929.[1] The Oklahoma City Council passed an ordinance in 1930 to limit drilling to one well per city block.[1] Subsequent legal challenges and flagrant violations of the law led to Governor William H. Murray's declarations of martial law around the wells on May 5 and June 6 of 1932 and March 4, 1933.[1] It also led to House Bill 481, passed April 10, 1933.[1]
The high gas pressure wells suffered blowouts in the 1930s, the most prominent being the "Wild Mary Sudik" well.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Weaver, Bobby D. "Oklahoma City Field" at Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (accessed April 5, 2010)
Categories:- Oil fields of the United States
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