Synopsis
Petroleum And Petroleum Wells: With A Complete Guide Book And Description Of The Oil Regions Of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, And Ohio by John Herbert Aloysius Bone. This early comprehensive handbook surveys the origin, distribution, and uses of petroleum and provides a practical guide to locating, drilling, and developing oil wells across the leading U.S. oil regions. It explains the chemical and industrial value of petroleum, from illumination to lubrication, and surveys competing theories on its formation. The volume offers a thorough geological account of oil in the Pennsylvania oil region and beyond, including the role of bituminous shales, sandstones, and subterranean gas; it recounts Drake’s Watson’s Flats discovery and the emergence of flowing and pumping wells, with notable examples such as the Funk, Empire, and Sherman wells. It describes drilling and pumping technology, oil transport, refining, and the evolution of oil companies and leases, and provides travel itineraries to Venango county and other regions in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio. It concludes with reflections on investment, speculation, and the growing economic importance of petroleum.
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