Where was the first oil well dug?
Oil could only be collected on the surface from wells and that too mixed with water. But later on with the progress of science and because of the increase in demand of the oil, in 1850 a way was found of extracting kerosene from coal and petroleum. It was a liquid fuel which was an excellent source of light.
As the demand increased, the small quantities of petroleum taken from water was not enough to produce the amount of kerosene required. So Edwin Drake, an American, had an idea of digging a well to reach the petroleum and pump it out onto the surface. On 27th August 1859, Drake dug the first oil well at Titusville, Pennsilvania, to begin the petroleum age.
