![]() ![]() Perseverance, and good old Yankee ingenuity, that kept the project alive in theįace of public derision, failing finances, and even abandonment by the veryĬompany that sent him into the wilds of western Pennsylvania. Successful attempt to find oil by drilling a well. To use a 21st century business term, was the project manager on the first Prominent among them is Edwin Drake, who, This well illustrated book tells the story of the earlyĮxploitation of petroleum and the lives of some of the men who were midwives at “This very readable and well-documented book will, without a doubt, instantly become the definitive source for those curious about the many facets of Drake’s life and his interactions among the early oil pioneers.” Marilyn BlackĪdministrator, Oil Region National Heritage Area The revolution in transportation, a revolution that has brought our world, forīetter or worse, so much closer together than ever before in human history. The most obvious contribution of petroleum has been Imagine, but practically everything that we buy, touch, or consume is in some Products derived from them, touch our lives everyday in more ways than we can Today petroleum and natural gas, and the multitude of “Bill dug through the history related to Drake as no one has before, and the result is a much more complete picture of the man, his family, and his accomplishments.” Kathy J. The spark that propelled the petroleum industry toward the future. Even though the use of petroleumĭates back to the first human civilizations, the events of that SaturdayĪfternoon along the banks of Oil Creek near Titusville, Pennsylvania, provided Modern oil and gas industry took a giant leap forward. Edwin Drake’s quest to find oil by drilling was a success, and the On that day a drill bit broke into a thin sandstone layer sixty-nineĪnd a half feet below the surface and a mixture of oil and water rose to the ![]() Drake and the Early Oil IndustryĪugust 27, 1859, is one of those dates on which the worldĬhanged.
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