The Sand Flat field is located 7 miles north of Tyler in Smith County, Texas. It is 5 miles northwest of the Tyler salt dome and 5 miles southeast of the Steen salt dome. It is 9 miles northwest of the Chapel Hill field, 9 miles southwest of the Hawkins field, and 18 miles southeast of the Van field.

The Amerada Petroleum Corporation drilled the first well on the Sand Flat prospect on a surface structure in the winter of 1928-1929. This well was abandoned at the total depth of 5,400 feet, in the Woodbine sand. The discovery of the...

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