Though he drilled only three oil wells in his lifetime, Edwin Drake (1819-1880) is known as the "Father of the Petroleum Industry" because the technology he devised to drill the first commercial oil well in the United States revolutionized how crude oil was produced and launched the large-scale petroleum industry.
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Titusville, Pennsylvania on Auust 27, 1859 at a depth of 69-1/2 feet. It was called "The Drake Well", named after Edwin Drake, who was responsible for the well.
Edwin Drake drilled the first oil well in 1859 near Titusville, P.A.
Edwin Drake drilled the first oil well in 1859 near Titusville, P.A.
It was drilled in Pennsylvania by a man named Edwin Drake and he drilled the well in 1859 near titusville. By: Raysean Potts
The first oil well was drilled in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. It was drilled by Edwin L. Drake, whose Idea it was. Everyone thought that this was ridiculous then, and called his idea "Drake's Folly." They stopped laughing when it produced immense amounts of oil.