1 Oil Well Site is located in the small southeastern Kansas town of Neodesha, at the northeast corner of 1st and East Mill Streets.

The site is in a small public park, about 1 acre (0.40 ha) in size, set on the western bank of the Verdigris River.

The park originally housed a small visitors center, playground, restrooms, and the replica derrick, but all of these were removed due to repeated flooding.

This kicked off a local boom,[4] which was eventually expanded to a much larger geographic area by other finds.

The city built a replica of the derrick and other infrastructure on the site in 1961, turning it into a small park and tourist attraction.