ABOUT THIS SITE

This web site treats on aspects of the history of the oil industry, beginning with events in the northern Appalachian Basin of North America. The presentation will be in the form of written vignettes and photographs with captions. The basis of the information lies in field investigations and archival research.

The History of the Drake Well near Titusville, Pennsylvania, is initially given more attention than other subjects because it introduces the petroleum industry.

Later, attention will shift to other lands because the author has worked as a petroleum geologist in five continents and, since a boy, has been greatly interested in the world-wide roots of this giant industry.