Question

when and where was the world's first oil well drilled

Answer 1

On August 28, 1859, George Bissell and Edwin L. Drake made the first successful use of a drilling rig on a well drilled especially to produce oil, at a site on Oil Creek near Titusville, Pennsylvania.

Answer 2

On August 28, 1859, George Bissell and Edwin L. Drake made the first successful use of drilling rig on a well drilled especially to produce oil, at a site on Oil Creek near Titusville, Pennsylvania.