# The Spraberry Trend Discovery of 1949 — Multiple Midland Basin Counties (Birth of the Modern Spraberry Play)
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> The 1949 Spraberry Trend discovery in the Midland Basin established the Spraberry sandstone as a commercial reservoir — the formation that today anchors the modern Permian Basin horizontal era and most current Permian PUD valuations.

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

## Page Outline
- The Spraberry Trend Discovery of 1949 — Multiple Midland Basin Counties (Birth of the Modern Spraberry Play)
  - Discovery Facts
  - The Quietest Major Discovery in TX Oil History
  - The Modern Spraberry / Wolfcamp Horizontal Era
  - Mineral-Owner Implications — PUD Optionality
  - Modern Mineral-Owner Implications
  - Key Takeaways
  - Ready to Sell Your Mineral Rights?

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