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Oil on state land nets big sum near capitol grounds
Oklahoma City reports that oil production on capitol grounds has yielded 3,310,546 since the first well began in 1936 under martial law by Gov. E W Marland. Leases produced 696,937 in leases, 2,592,965 in oil, and 20,643 in casinghead gasoline. royalty to the state totals one fourth, equating to more than 10,000 worth of oil from sands beneath the capitol.
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