University Lands FY21 Annual Report

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History

Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Report

History

2021

University Lands restores the historic site of the Santa Rita #1 well

2019

University Lands records the highest production of oil and gas from PUF Lands in its history

2009

The Permian Basin shale boom begins

1929

The Board for Lease of University Lands is created

1923

Oil is discovered at the Santa Rita #1 well on PUF Lands in Reagan County, and the PUF endowment receives its first royalty check for $516.53

1839 1883

An additional 1 million acres are added to PUF Lands

1876

The State of Texas Constitution appropriates 1 million acres of land in West Texas to the Permanent University Fund (PUF). These lands would become known as PUF Lands The Congress of the Republic of Texas sets aside fifty leagues (220,000 acres) of land for the establishment and endowment of a university

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