the first oil well was drilled in the united states in 1858.
when was the first oil well drilled in the united states?
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the canadian petroleum industry developed in parallel with that of the united states. the first oil well in canada was dug by hand (rather than drilled) in 1858 by james miller williams near his asphalt plant at oil springs, ontario. at a depth of he struck oil, one year before "colonel" edwin drake drilled the first oil well in the united states. williams later went on to found "the canadian oil company" which qualified as the world’s first integrated oil company.
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the first oil well in western canada national historic site of canada commemorates the 1902 oil strike in what is now waterton lakes national park, alberta. drilled in 1902, the well was the first productive oil well in the western canadian provinces.
first oil well in western canada