We're not in Texas anymore Toto
No. This is Kimmeridge, Dorset. It is the oldest continually working 'nodding donkey' oil well in the UK, been nodding away since first drilliing in 1959. The yield has reduced considerably over the years and is now down to around 60 barrels a day, sufficient for a couple of tanker loads each week.
There has actually been industrial activity around Kimmeridge for centuries. For example WikiWhoKnowsAlmostEverything states "In the mid 19th century the shale was used a source of oil, and in 1847 an Act of Parliament enabled causeways, inclined planes and tramways to be built so the shale could be transported to Weymouth for processing into various petroleum-based products, including varnish, pitch, naptha and dyes. Gas was also extracted from the shale, though like the oil it burned with a strong sulphurous smell, which limited its suitability as a domestic fuel and prevented fulfilment of a contract to supply gas to Paris for lighting"
We're not in Texas anymore Toto
No. This is Kimmeridge, Dorset. It is the oldest continually working 'nodding donkey' oil well in the UK, been nodding away since first drilliing in 1959. The yield has reduced considerably over the years and is now down to around 60 barrels a day, sufficient for a couple of tanker loads each week.
There has actually been industrial activity around Kimmeridge for centuries. For example WikiWhoKnowsAlmostEverything states "In the mid 19th century the shale was used a source of oil, and in 1847 an Act of Parliament enabled causeways, inclined planes and tramways to be built so the shale could be transported to Weymouth for processing into various petroleum-based products, including varnish, pitch, naptha and dyes. Gas was also extracted from the shale, though like the oil it burned with a strong sulphurous smell, which limited its suitability as a domestic fuel and prevented fulfilment of a contract to supply gas to Paris for lighting"