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This Week in Oil and Gas History: January 2 – January 8

January 2, 1866 – First ‘Modern’ Rotary Rig Patented Pictured here is a drawing of Peter Sweeney’s patent. In 1866,

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This Week in Oil and Gas History: December 26 – January 1

December 26, 1905 – 55 Gallon Drum Design Patented Nellie Bly, owner of the Ironclad Manufacturing Company and holder of

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This Week in Oil and Gas History: December 12 – December 18

December 13, 1905 — Birth of the Gas-Electric Hybrid The large wheel hubs contain motors that are powered by an

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This Week in Oil and Gas History: May 1 – May 7

May 1st, 1860 – West Virginia Shows Promise in Petroleum In May 1860, John Castelli Rathbone located oil at a

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This Week in Oil and Gas History: April 27 – May 3

April 24th, 1911 – The Magnolia Petroleum Company Takes Shape In 1898, Corsicana, Texas was home to only one small

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This Week in Oil and Gas History: April 17 – April 23

April 17th, 1919 – The Start of Another Texas  Oil Boom In 1919, the Waggoner No. 1 Well produced 4,800

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This Week in Oil and Gas History: April 10 – April 16

April 10th, 1866 – The Densmores Usher in Change James and Amos Densmore, inventors from Meadville, Pennsylvania were approved for

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This Week in Oil and Gas History: April 3 – April 9

April 4th, 1951 – Williston Basin Revealed In North Dakota, Amerada Petroleum struck oil and discovered the infamous Williston Basin

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This Week in Oil and Gas History: March 27 – April 2

March 27th, 1855 – Kerosene Trademarked by Canadian Chemist Abraham Gesner, a Canadian chemist and physician patented a now very

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