Event
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- economygeologyenvironment
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In June 1962 the Beaver Beacon reported that McClure Oil Company was removing its equipment from Beaver Island. The notice refers to a show of oil in the third well drilled the previous fall, but says the stated reason for departure was that the equipment was needed elsewhere.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper report of equipment removal and the end of an observed drilling phase. Rumors that McClure would return are preserved as rumors; the source does not establish a commercial discovery, lease, production, or final well status.
Open questions
- Can well logs, permits, leases, or company records establish the final status of the three wells?
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, June 1962, “Mc Clure Oil Company Leaves Beaver Island.”Reports removal of McClure Oil Company equipment after a show of oil in the third well drilled the previous fall; it says the stated reason was that the equipment was needed elsewhere and preserves local rumors of a possible return without treating them as a plan.