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Plaques & Monuments: Discovery Well
Located in Signal Hill Nature Habitat
near the 16th Street parking area.
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(Unless otherwise indicated, photos by Don of www.Tatagwa.com)
DISCOVERY WELL
CENTRAL-DEL RIO RALPH 14-6-7-13 W2M
THE WELL WAS SPUDDED ON DECEMBER 17, 1954 BY CENTRAL LEDUC OILS LIMITED AND
PRODUCED AT A RATE OF 94 BARRELS OF OIL PER DAY, DURING ITS 39 YEAR LIFETIME,
THE WELL PRODUCED A TOTAL OF 211,834 BARRELS OF OIL - ENOUGH CRUDE TO FILL 15
GRAIN ELEVATORS. THE WELL WAS ABANDONED DECEMBER 13, 1993 - LAST PRODUCTION
RECORDED WAS 1 BARREL OF OIL PER DAY.
THIS DISCOVERY SPARKED INCREASED OIL ACTIVITY IN THE AREA. FORTY YEARS LATER
ENCANA™ (FORMERLY CENTRAL-DEL RIO) OPERATES CLOSE TO 700 PRODUCING WELLS IN
THE WEYBURN AREA.
ENCANA IS PROUD TO DONATE THIS PUMP JACK FROM THE DISCOVERY WELL TO THE
TATAGWA PARKWAY IN 1995. WE THANK NATIONAL SUPPLY CO. AND JERRY MAINIL
LIMITED FOR REFURBISHING AND RELOCATING THIS PUMP JACK.
ENCANA™
(Information from the plaque)