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Chanute Tribune in Chanute, Kansas

29 Aug 1959

Page 5

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Chanute Tribune

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Chanute, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1959

Page

5

First Oil Strike near Neodesha marks Kansas start in 1892

The 1892 discovery by William M. Mills on the Norman farm near Neodesha, later tied to John H. Galey and James M. Guffey, launched Kansas into its first oil boom. Drilling by McBride and Bloom reached 835 feet producing about 12 barrels daily, expanding into a vast Mid-Continent field as leases grew to hundreds of thousands of acres.

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Kansas Neodesha Verne Thomas J. Norman Norman Drake Pennsylvania William M. Mills Mills Independence A. C. McBride C. L. Bloom Pittsburgh John H. Galey James M. Guffey Galey Guffey Texas K. K. DeMoss Pittsburg Partners Forest Oil Co Prairie Oil & Gas Co
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Neodesha Years Produce Kansas Oil Legacy

Standard Oil group built Kansas refineries in Neodesha. The first plant began in 1897, expanding to 30 acres and capacity over 19,000 barrels daily. Neodesha claims oldest Mid-Continent producer status from 1894 No. 2 Skiles well east of town operated by Albion Bailey.

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Standard Oil Group Neodesha Standard Oil Kansas Forest Chicago Standard Oil Co Kansas Tract Mid-Continent Guffey and Galey No. 2 Skiles Albion W. Bailey Neode
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