DCHP-3

discovery well

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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the first successful well drilled in a new oil field.

Quotations

1923
Seven miles above the original "discovery" well is a derrick, and the only horse in the region--a pet like a dog--was grazing along the beach in front of it.
1958
The finding of similar light oil in two discovery wells in a new geological formation--and some 25 miles apart--electrified Canadian oil industry circles this past summer.