Crazy Drake's Gamble: The Well That Started the Oil Age
On August 27, 1859, Edwin Drake's drill struck oil at 69.5 feet near Titusville, Pennsylvania — the first well deliberately drilled for petroleum, and the spark of the modern oil industry.
On August 27, 1859, Edwin Drake's drill struck oil at 69.5 feet near Titusville, Pennsylvania — the first well deliberately drilled for petroleum, and the spark of the modern oil industry.