Record #:

28399

Author(s):

Hairr, John

Abstract:

This article is an attempt to correct many of the misconceptions that prevail concerning the early attempts to discover oil in North Carolina by discussing early efforts to locate oil. The author also examines what was learned at a relatively early period about the potential for extracting petroleum from rock formations of the Piedmont region.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 127 Issue 4, Winter 2011, p264-274, il, map, bibl

Subject(s):

Petroleum industry and trade; Petroleum--Prospecting