In 1859, Edwin Drake was the first man to drill a commercial oil well in the US in the middle of quiet farm country in northwestern Pennsylvania in 1859.
Edwin Drake invented the oil well in 1852 by:augusta gwartney
Edwin Drake's well
In May, 1860 at Burning Springs In May, 1860 at Burning Springs
While it is unknown who actually discovered oil in Pennsylvania, Colonel Edwin Drake drilled the first oil well there. The year was 1859 and the oil boom began.
Edwin Drake invented the oil drill and drilled the first oil well in history. By the time he died, Drake had drilled two more wells.
Edwin Drake (the Edwin Drake Well)
Edwin Laurentine Drake was successful in drilling for oiin 1859. he used a steam engine drill,to dig through Earth's crust and eventually was successful.
Edwin Drake
In 1859, Edwin Drake was the first man to drill a commercial oil well in the US in the middle of quiet farm country in northwestern Pennsylvania in 1859.
Edwin Drake invented the oil well.
Edwin Drake invented the oil well in 1852 by:augusta gwartney
pennsylvania, dug by Edwin L. Drake
Edwin L. Drake
It was in the state of Pennsylvania, and it was dug by Edwin L. Drake.
Though he drilled only three oil wells in his lifetime, Edwin Drake (1819-1880) is known as the "Father of the Petroleum Industry" because the technology he devised to drill the first commercial oil well in the United States revolutionized how crude oil was produced and launched the large-scale petroleum industry.
Edwin Drake drilled the first oil well in 1859 near Titusville, P.A.