Production milestones

Jan. 17, 2000
Under Production Milestones on p. 68 of the Dec. 13, 1999, special issue of the Oil & Gas Journal, it was reported that the first electric power used for pumping an oil well occurred in 1914.

Under Production Milestones on p. 68 of the Dec. 13, 1999, special issue of the Oil & Gas Journal, it was reported that the first electric power used for pumping an oil well occurred in 1914.

In 1906, South Penn Oil Co. built a 25 cycle power plant at Folsom, Wetzel County, WV, to generate electricity to pump a number of shallow wells in and around Folsom. This facility was active until the mid-1980s.

James A. Crews
Vice-president, retired
Pennzoil