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5 the sample had been collected near a creek that flowed through
the woods of crawford and venango counties in northwestern
pennsylvania.
6 it was a difficult proposition; after a false start or two and much
wheeling and dealing, bissell, a connecticut banker named james
m. townsend, and others formed what ultimately became the
seneca oil company, in new haven, connecticut.
7 eventually, board member townsend met and hired edwin l. drake
to represent seneca's interests at the oil creek site.
8 he hired the hamil brothers of corsicana, texas to drill the well.
9 once the drilling crew members get the regular rig ready, they rig
up a pile driver and drive the conductor casing into the ground,
just as colonel drake did at oil creek.
10 cable-tool drilling worked very well in the hard-rock formations
such as those in eastern u.s., the midwest, and california.

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