By the first century B.C., the technology of well-drilling had advanced, and Chinese engineers were able to dig down over 800 feet, and commonly did so as part of a brine industry in …

The first recorded salt well in China was dug in Sichuan Province, around 2,250 years ago. This was the first time water well technology was applied successfully to the exploitation of salt, and …

The first recorded salt well in China was hand-dug with shovels in Sichuan Province around 2,250 years ago, and it was here where ancient drilling techniques first emerged. It is only …

On February 10, 1907, China's first oil well, "Yan 1 Well" (延1井), was successfully surveyed and confirmed outside the west gate of Yanchang County, Shaanxi Province. As early as the Qin …

Modern oil wells in China appeared first in Miaoli, Taiwan (Zhang 2004). In 1877, the Qing government bought a new steam-powered cable drilling machine from the United States, and …

Jan 1, 2014 · For hydrogeologists, the most interesting structure is an ancient wooden well. The well is believed to be about 5,600 years old, which makes it the oldest wooden well yet found …

More than a thousand years before Edwin Drake and Mayor Alekseev drilled the first commercial oil wells in the mid-19th century, the ancient Chinese were drilling, extracting, and piping …

The document discusses ancient drilling techniques used in China's Sichuan province to extract salt and natural gas from underground brine reservoirs. It describes how the Chinese were …

There are many articles talking about the future of oil and gas well drilling. However, as the Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu said 2600 years ago: “A journey of a thousand miles begins with …

Jan 29, 2022 · In 1985, State Councilor Kang Shien named the well "China's first onshore oil well". This well has been preserved up to now as a witness of history. China's first onshore oil …