This Week in Petroleum History: September 15 – 21
September 15, 1886 – Trenton Field brings Indiana Gas Boom –
The Eaton Mining & Gas Company, recently established by George W. Carter and a group of investors, discovered a giant natural gas field near Portland, Indiana, at a depth of 922 feet. They had been encouraged by earlier discoveries, including the January “Great Karg Well” in Ohio. The Indiana well revealed what proved to be the Trenton Limestone. (more…)
