Drake Well
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Drake Well is a historic oil well in Titusville, Pennsylvania, widely regarded as the birthplace of the modern petroleum industry.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
industrial heritage site ⓘ oil well ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Pennsylvania oil rush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
George H. Bissell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James M. Townsend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
oil wells in Pennsylvania ⓘ petroleum industry history ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1859-08-27 ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | World Geodetic System 1984 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse | historical display ⓘ |
| depth |
21 meters
ⓘ
69 feet ⓘ |
| discoverer | Edwin Drake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drillingMethod | steam-powered cable-tool drilling ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Drake Well Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Drake Well Museum and Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReconstruction |
replica derrick
ⓘ
replica engine house ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
American Society of Mechanical Engineers Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Historic Landmark ⓘ Pennsylvania state historical site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| inception | 1859 ⓘ |
| industry | petroleum industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Crawford County, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ Titusville, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOnWatercourse | Oil Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edwin Drake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Oil Creek State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Edwin Drake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalUse | commercial oil production ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product |
crude oil
ⓘ
petroleum ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1859 ⓘ |
| significance |
birthplace of the modern petroleum industry
ⓘ
first commercially successful oil well drilled in the United States ⓘ |
| startDate | 1859-08-27 ⓘ |
| status |
museum exhibit
ⓘ
non-producing ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| wellType | onshore well ⓘ |
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