# The Hendrick Field Discovery of 1926 — Winkler County, Texas (Early Permian Ellenburger Play)
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> The 1926 Hendrick Field discovery in Winkler County, Texas, was one of the earliest Permian Basin fields — established alongside the same-year Yates discovery and notable for establishing the deep Ordovician Ellenburger basement reservoir as a Permian play target.

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**Generated:** 2026-05-05 (heuristic; server-side extraction)

## Page Outline
- The Hendrick Field Discovery of 1926 — Winkler County, Texas (Early Permian Ellenburger Play)
  - Discovery Facts
  - A Companion Discovery to Yates
  - The Ellenburger Basement Play
  - Modern Mineral-Owner Implications
  - Key Takeaways
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