https://aoghs.org/petroleum-pioneers/first-oklahoma-oil-well/ Oil History is Energy Education Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:49:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://aoghs.org/petroleum-pioneers/first-oklahoma-oil-well/#comment-5705 Mon, 24 Oct 2022 02:47:06 +0000 http://aoghs.principaltechnologies.com/?p=817#comment-5705 […] Cass dropped a “go devil” detonating device downhole and The Nellie Johnson no. 1 well became the first commercially viable oil well in the Territory. Fast forward to July of 2015 and we find the State of Oklahoma contributing the […]

]]> https://aoghs.org/petroleum-pioneers/first-oklahoma-oil-well/#comment-5704 Mon, 24 Oct 2022 00:02:02 +0000 http://aoghs.principaltechnologies.com/?p=817#comment-5704 […] Cass dropped a “go devil” detonating device downhole and The Nellie Johnson no. 1 well became the first commercially viable oil well in the Territory. Fast forward to July of 2015 and we find the State of Oklahoma contributing the […]

]]> https://aoghs.org/petroleum-pioneers/first-oklahoma-oil-well/#comment-4805 Tue, 20 Nov 2018 11:52:35 +0000 http://aoghs.principaltechnologies.com/?p=817#comment-4805 […] first known oil well in Oklahoma happened by accident. It was 1859 and Lewis Ross was actually drilling for saltwater (brine), not oil. Brine was highly valued at the time for the salt that could be used to preserve […]

]]> https://aoghs.org/petroleum-pioneers/first-oklahoma-oil-well/#comment-4804 Tue, 20 Nov 2018 11:34:42 +0000 http://aoghs.principaltechnologies.com/?p=817#comment-4804 […] first known oil well in Oklahoma happened by accident. It was 1859 and Lewis Ross was actually drilling for saltwater (brine), not oil. Brine was highly valued at the time for the salt that could be used to preserve […]

]]> https://aoghs.org/petroleum-pioneers/first-oklahoma-oil-well/#comment-4551 Tue, 11 Apr 2017 15:51:26 +0000 http://aoghs.principaltechnologies.com/?p=817#comment-4551 […] Cass dropped a “go devil” detonating device downhole and The Nellie Johnson no. 1 well became the first commercially viable oil well in the Territory. Fast forward to July of 2015 and we find the State of Oklahoma contributing the […]

]]> https://aoghs.org/petroleum-pioneers/first-oklahoma-oil-well/#comment-4394 Thu, 19 Nov 2015 21:05:00 +0000 http://aoghs.principaltechnologies.com/?p=817#comment-4394 Great article! Keeler and Johnstone are major streets in Bartlesville, and I didn’t realize they were named after people who influenced the area. The only information I’d suggest adding is that Phillips 66 split from ConocoPhillips in 2012. The article implies that Phillips Petroleum history lies within ConocoPhillips, when it in fact resides within Phillips 66. Thank you for the great read!

]]> https://aoghs.org/petroleum-pioneers/first-oklahoma-oil-well/#comment-2429 Wed, 25 Sep 2013 02:01:00 +0000 http://aoghs.principaltechnologies.com/?p=817#comment-2429 was the knowledge of oil in the OK Territory considered common knowledge? and would this have increased the amount and location of land squatters/sooners during the land rush? or would it have been more towards water? or access to RRs? or would known oil sites already have been purchased and marked as unavailable? working on a project and would LOVE to know more detail about this. thanks 🙂

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