World's First Over Water Oil Well: world record in Caddo Lake, Louisiana

World's First Over Water Oil Well: world record in Caddo Lake, Louisiana

Caddo Lake, Louisiana, United States--The Ferry Lake No. 1, erected by Gulf Refining Co. on Caddo Lake in 1911, bottomed at 2,185 feet and produced 450 barrels per day; between the years of 1905 and 1942, the Caddo-Pine Island field produced 159,770,000 barrels of oil and 136,535,867,000 cubic feet of...

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