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a) 87 metres
b) 155 metres
c) 168 metres
d) no correct variant
2.When was the first successful well drilled?
a) in 1866
b) in 1766
c) in 1966
d) no correct variant
3. Where did immigrants go after prospectors found gold?
a) to New York
b) to Florida
c) to California
d) no correct variant
4. When did prospectors find gold at Sutter's Mill?
a) 1949
b) 1849
c) 1749
d) no correct variant
5. What was the purpose of the Drake's first well?
a)finding and producing oil
b)finding money
c)finding and producing gold
d) no correct variant
6. William A. Smith began raising money to collect the oil from the …
a) Titusville spring
b) Saint Nickolas spring
c) Rabipit spring
d) no correct variant
7.The Hamil's equipment was …
a) a rig line
b) a cable-tool rigs
c) a rotary drilling rig
d) no correct variant
8. By January 1901 the new well reached about …
a) 2,000 feet
b) 3,000 feet
c) 1,000 feet
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