R. E. Hoy No. 1 Oil Well
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The R.E. Hoy No. 1 Oil Well was constructed by the Sinclair Oil & Refining Corporation in September 1916. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places
since 1986. Milton C. Garber
and his brother Bert Garber hired geologist Dorsey Hager to determine potential drilling locations on their properties. The Garber brothers contracted Harry F. Sinclair
to construct a well on R. E. Hoy's farm (NE corner, Section 25, T22N, R4W,
Garfield County). The well was drilled at a depth of 1,130–56 feet. At 4:00 AM on September 10, the oil began to flow, starting out at 90 to 100 oilbbl/d. The Hoy sand was the first successful sand of the Garber-Covington oil field, and the first well to be drilled with the advice of a geologist. From 1916 to 1940 the well utilized primary production, adding secondary methods of gas injection (1941 to 1948) and waterflooding (since 1948). At the time of nomination, the Hoy well was producing 4 oilbbl/d, and had been in operation for 69 years.
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
since 1986. Milton C. Garber
Milton C. Garber
Milton Cline Garber was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma. In 1942, he was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame.-Personal life:...
and his brother Bert Garber hired geologist Dorsey Hager to determine potential drilling locations on their properties. The Garber brothers contracted Harry F. Sinclair
Harry F. Sinclair
Harry Ford Sinclair was an American oil industrialist.-Early life:Harry Sinclair was born in Benwood, West Virginia, now a suburb of the city of Wheeling. Sinclair grew up in Independence, Kansas. The son of a pharmacist, after finishing high school, he entered the pharmacy department of the...
to construct a well on R. E. Hoy's farm (NE corner, Section 25, T22N, R4W,
Garfield County). The well was drilled at a depth of 1,130–56 feet. At 4:00 AM on September 10, the oil began to flow, starting out at 90 to 100 oilbbl/d. The Hoy sand was the first successful sand of the Garber-Covington oil field, and the first well to be drilled with the advice of a geologist. From 1916 to 1940 the well utilized primary production, adding secondary methods of gas injection (1941 to 1948) and waterflooding (since 1948). At the time of nomination, the Hoy well was producing 4 oilbbl/d, and had been in operation for 69 years.