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The first American oil well was dug nearby, in Titusville, Pennsylvania, in 1859, and by the time Jacobs was hunting the last elk, an extraction bonanza was well under way.
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Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
When oil wells are shut in, the pressure underground can become imbalanced, deforming the underlying structure.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
The earthquake occurred 18 miles west of the Humboldt County community of Petrolia, which by happenstance is the site of the first commercially successful oil well in California, drilled in 1865.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 25 May 2026
Unlike many oil wells in the continental US, which can be drilled quickly but also decline rapidly, Alaska’s conventional crude reservoirs tend to be larger and longer-lived.
—Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Fortune, 24 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
When oil wells are shut in, the pressure underground can become imbalanced, deforming the underlying structure.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
The earthquake occurred 18 miles west of the Humboldt County community of Petrolia, which by happenstance is the site of the first commercially successful oil well in California, drilled in 1865.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 25 May 2026
Unlike many oil wells in the continental US, which can be drilled quickly but also decline rapidly, Alaska’s conventional crude reservoirs tend to be larger and longer-lived.
—Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Fortune, 24 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for oil well
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“Oil well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20well. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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