The first recording of an oil well in existance is found located in _____________, in the year _______?

-- mitch hearn (moopups@citlink.net), February 24, 2002

Answers

My husband says:

Titusville, PA around 1850

-- Heather (h.m.metheny@att.net), February 24, 2002.

you dont say in the USA,, so ,, somewhere in the middle east,,, 1649

-- Stan (sopal@net-port.com), February 24, 2002.

Stan, your headed the right direction, dig a little deeper.

-- mitch hearn (moopups@citlink.net), February 24, 2002.

babylon,, 100 bc ? or anothe one of those countries that deid out a LONG time ago

-- Stan (sopal@net-port.com), February 24, 2002.

The country is still there and the time is this side of the marker.~

-- mitch hearn (moopups@citlink.net), February 24, 2002.

In the United States, Burkesville, Ky.

-- jean from ky. (dandrea@duo-county.com), February 24, 2002.

the first oil well was inBurkesville, Ky.

-- jean from ky. (dandrea@duo-county.com), February 24, 2002.

The question did not state it was in the U.S. only.

-- mitch hearn (moopups@citlink.net), February 24, 2002.

Saudia Arabia,,, 1,000 ad

-- Stan (sopal@net-port.com), February 24, 2002.

China, 150 AD.

-- Rick in Southwest WV (Rick_122@hotmail.com), February 24, 2002.

9:00 p.m. e.s.t., China is correct; my source says 347 a.d. The well is described as a wet spot which cannot be bailed out to empty in that it kept refilling by its self.

-- mitch hearn (moopups@citlink.net), February 24, 2002.