Speechley Gas Pool Well

Speechley Gas Pool Well is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Venango County, dedicated 1999.

Venango County · dedicated 1999 · SE corner of Fryburg Rd. (PA 157) & McPherson/Sawtown Rd.(SR 2017)

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Here on April 15, 1885, at a depth of 1, 963 feet, Samuel Speechley completed a natural gas well that was sufficient, for a time, to supply all of Oil City & nearby communities. At the pool of this well was discovered a deep gas bearing sand-stone belt--named the "Speechley Sand" in his honor--extending through much of Pennsylvania into West Virginia. This well continued in operation under successive owners into the early 1990's.

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Speechley Gas Pool Well

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