3. History of the Production of Petroleum in the US Edwin Laurentine drake Colonel" Drake started the whole thing off in 1859 at Titusville, Pennsylvania The main problem at that time was to find suitable containers for the oil (stone oil, A sb)because the barrels cost more than the oil was worth Refining of the oil produced kerosene煤油 which had a ready market for heating March 29. 1819 Born cooking, and lighting Greenville. New York Died November 9, 1880(aged 61) In 1862. 3 million barrels of oil were Bethlehem, Pennsylvania produced from more than 75 wells in Nationality American Pennsylvania Other names Colonel drake By 1909 the US was producing 500,000 Known for Petroleum exploration barrels per day, more than was being produced by all other countries combined3. History of the Production of Petroleum in the US Edwin Laurentine Drake Born March 29, 1819 Greenville, New York Died November 9, 1880 (aged 61) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Nationality American Other names Colonel Drake Known for Petroleum exploration • “Colonel” Drake started the whole thing off in 1859 at Titusville, Pennsylvania. • The main problem at that time was to find suitable containers for the oil (stone oil, 石 油) because the barrels cost more than the oil was worth. • Refining of the oil produced kerosene 煤油 which had a ready market for heating, cooking, and lighting. • In 1862, 3 million barrels of oil were produced from more than 75 wells in Pennsylvania. • By 1909 the US was producing 500,000 barrels per day, more than was being produced by all other countries combined