Drill baby drill

Imagine Indians skimming oil off a creek and using it to waterproof hides or treat skin injuries.  You'd probably name it Oil Creek.  That's exactly what someone did.  Then in 1859, they decided to drill a well where the seeps occurred, assuming there must be a pool beneath.  And there was, 69-1/2' down!  Makes an Eagle Ford horizontal seem pretty easy.  It was called the Drake Well and it's just outside Titusville, PA, the first oilfield boom town!

For the geologists in my life...

And, oh yes, it touches every part of our lives...