The last feed pump (rod deep pump / so-called horse head pump), the "Stockstadt 38 borehole", is still an industrial monument in the Kühkopf-Knoblochsaue nature reserve. Yes, and now oil is actually being produced again just a few kilometers away.

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Nature and commerce very close together

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In the 1930s, oil was found during test drilling in the area between Stockstadt, Gernsheim and Crumstadt. However, funding only began in 1952. 47 wells were drilled for development.
The oil was pumped from depths of 1530 to 1720 meters.

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Location: Stockstadt, Kreis Groß-Gerau, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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