<P> It is said that the town gets its name from the phrase `` dig - boy - dig , '' which is what the English told the labourers as they dug for crude oil . The town 's history begins in 1867 when a small group of men from the Assam Railway and Trading Co. found their elephants ' legs soaked in black mud , that smelt somewhat like oil . The men began exploring more , and in 1889 , the English started a small oil installation . India ( and Asia ) obtained its first refinery in Digboi in the year 1901 . Assam Oil Company was formed in 1899 to look after the running of the oil business in this area . The Digboi oil field produced close to 7,000 barrels per day ( 1,100 m / d ) of crude oil at its peak , which was during World War II . The field was pushed to produce the maximum amount of oil with little regard to reservoir management ; as a result , production started to drop almost immediately after the war . The current production from the Digboi fields is about 240 barrels per day ( 38 m / d ) . Over 1,000 wells have been drilled at Digboi -- the first well in 1889 had stuck oil at 178 feet ( 54 m ) . In 1989 , the Department of Posts , India came out with a stamp commemorating 100 years of the Digboi fields . </P>
<P> It is said that the town gets its name from the phrase `` dig - boy - dig , '' which is what the English told the labourers as they dug for crude oil . The town 's history begins in 1867 when a small group of men from the Assam Railway and Trading Co. found their elephants ' legs soaked in black mud , that smelt somewhat like oil . The men began exploring more , and in 1889 , the English started a small oil installation . India ( and Asia ) obtained its first refinery in Digboi in the year 1901 . Assam Oil Company was formed in 1899 to look after the running of the oil business in this area . The Digboi oil field produced close to 7,000 barrels per day ( 1,100 m / d ) of crude oil at its peak , which was during World War II . The field was pushed to produce the maximum amount of oil with little regard to reservoir management ; as a result , production started to drop almost immediately after the war . The current production from the Digboi fields is about 240 barrels per day ( 38 m / d ) . Over 1,000 wells have been drilled at Digboi -- the first well in 1889 had stuck oil at 178 feet ( 54 m ) . In 1989 , the Department of Posts , India came out with a stamp commemorating 100 years of the Digboi fields . </P>
who discovered the occurrence of oil on assam
who discovered the occurrence of oil on assam
a small group of men from the Assam Railway and Trading Co.
a small group of men from the Assam Railway and Trading Co.