Cable Tool Rig
Drilled the early deep oil wells in Texas. Derrick here is exact replica and has same rigging and tools used in 1920 to drill the Crowley No. 1, a 250-barrel producer at 3500 feet--one of deepest wells up to the time. It was near Breckenridge, in one of great fields in oil empire of Texas. (1966)
32.7572° N, 97.0697° W
Where to Find It
Six Flags over Texas, Boom Town, 2201 Road to Six Flags, Arlington.
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi N Narrow Gauge Railway Arlington
- 0.1 mi SW Carousel Arlington
- 0.2 mi S The Six Flags over Texas Arlington
- 0.5 mi NE P.A. Watson Cemetery Arlington
- 0.6 mi S Site of Arlington Downs Racetrack Arlington
- 1.6 mi NE West Fork United Presbyterian Church Grand Prairie