Barnsdall Main Street Well Site | |
 Oil well in middle of street in Barnsdall (2007) | |
| Location | Barnsdall, Oklahoma |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 36°33′41.93″N 96°9′56.57″W / 36.5616472°N 96.1657139°W |
| Built | 1914 |
| MPS | Energy-Related Properties in Northeastern Oklahoma MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 97001153 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 1, 1997 |
The Barnsdall Main Street Well (also known as Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company Well #20 Osage County) is a formerly active oil well in the middle of Main Street in the town of Barnsdall, Oklahoma. It is believed to be the only such oil well anywhere in the world. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on October 1, 1997, as part of the "Energy Related Resources in Northeastern Oklahoma Multiple Property Submission".[2] According to signage at the site, the well was completed on March 18, 1914, with a depth of 1771 feet. It remained active until the 1960s.[3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/03/97 through 11/07/97". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ Savage, Cynthia (January 1998). "Four Oklahoma Properties listed in National Register" (PDF). Preservation Oklahoma News. Preservation Oklahoma, Inc. and the Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved 10 September 2016.