Oilfields of the United States
September 18, 1940
The modern petroleum industry in the United States of America dates from the drilling of the first commercial oil well in 1859. Up to the present, about a million wells have been drilled for oil and gas, and the total production of petroleum has been 22,452,498,000 barrels, which has been contributed by twenty-three of the forty-eight States.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 1940 |
|---|---|
| Title | Oilfields of the United States |
| DOI | 10.1038/146437a0 |
| Authors | Hugh D. Miser |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Nature |
| Index ID | 70213883 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |