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McClure Oil Company locates well No. 1 near Hannegans Corner (1960)

Also 1960 McClure Oil well No. 1

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era

Summary

McClure Oil Company was working on well No. 1 near Hannegans Corner in August 1960, approximately 150 yards southwest of the end of King’s Highway.

Evidence and limits

The newspaper supplies a local relative location but not a survey, parcel, permit, well depth, or result. It is linked to the July preliminary-drilling notice as a later stage of the same reported exploration effort.

Open questions

  • Which well logs, permits, leases, and maps establish the exact site and outcome?

See also

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, August 1960, oil-well location notice.
    Reports work underway on well No. 1, located approximately 150 yards southwest of the end of the King's Highway at the place locally known as Hannegans Corner. It does not provide a surveyed coordinate, lease, permit, depth, or drilling result.
    beaver_beacon · 1960-08_Beaver-Beacon