The McKenzie Well (also known as McKenzie #1) is an oil well site in Boulder, Colorado. The Boulder Oil Field was discovered on this site in 1901, making it the oldest oil-producing site in the entire Denver Basin, and one of the oldest in the western United States. The first producing well on the site was drilled in 1902. Peak production at 85,000 barrels was reached in 1909.[2]
McKenzie Well | |
 The McKenzie Well site with defunct equipment. | |
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| Location | Near Independence Rd. and CO 119, Boulder, Colorado |
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| Coordinates | 40°2′36″N 105°14′27″W / 40.04333°N 105.24083°W |
| Area | 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) |
| Built | 1901[2] |
| NRHP reference No. | 04001553[1] |
| CSRHP No. | 5BL.418 |
| Added to NRHP | January 26, 2005 |
A modern well (built in the 1960s) sits on the site of the original discovery; nothing remains of the original machinery.[3] The well was plugged in 2007.[4]
The McKenzie Well site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties.[5]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Colorado State Register of Historic Properties - list". History Colorado. Archived from the original on March 10, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ Pettem, Silvia (July 7, 2017). "Boulder County History: A century ago, oil industry excited the locals". dailycamera.com. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ https://denvergazette.com/news/business/stopping-oil-drilling-would-be-an-economic-catastrophe/article_15aefc28-e253-11ee-9520-a3b919c953b7.html
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
External links
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Media related to McKenzie Well at Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Hood, Eye of the beholder: Oil well takes its place in Boulder's history, Boulder Weekly, 3/31/2005
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