Q838
The first oil well was drilled in the United States in
A.
1829
B.
1859
AnswerC.
1929
D.
1959
Answer: Option B
Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
On August 27, 1859, George Bissell and Edwin L. Drake made the first successful use of a drilling rig on a well drilled especially to produce oil, at a site on Oil Creek near Titusville, Pennsylvania.