The first oil well (top) drilled by Colonel L. Titusville (inset). Pennsylvania. 1859.
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1859
Summary
Colonel L. Drake (inset). The first oil well. Published in unidentified source. ?The old and the new.? The first oil well (top) drilled by Colonel L. Drake in 1859 near Titusville, Pennsylvania, height of derrick 34 feet. Modern oil well (bottom), height of derrick 84 feet, drilled in 1918.
Summary
Colonel L. Drake (inset). The first oil well. Published in unidentified source. ?The old and the new.? The first oil well (top) drilled by Colonel L. Drake in 1859 near Titusville, Pennsylvania, height of derrick 34 feet. Modern oil well (bottom), height of derrick 84 feet, drilled in 1918.
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