Where was the worlds' first successful oil well drilled and when?

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There are various claims, but the earliest claim is Kentucky, 1818. http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/GZ.html http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/b-pol.htm Other claims: Baku, Azerbaijan 1846 - Bobrka, Poland 1854 - Drake Well, PA 1859 We don't really know how 'successful' these wells were, because nowadays the contenders are not going to admit that their wells were anything less than successful! Jul 11 02, 10:15 PM

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