New Attraction Focus On Oklahomaâ€™s Oil History

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. (AP) _ An exhibit about Oklahoma's oil industry that will include a new replica of Oklahoma's first commercial oil well have been unveiled in Bartlesville. <br/><br/>The proposed

Friday, September 14th 2007, 5:00 pm

By: News On 6

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. (AP) _ An exhibit about Oklahoma's oil industry that will include a new replica of Oklahoma's first commercial oil well have been unveiled in Bartlesville.

The proposed Discovery I Park at the site of the Nellie Johnstone No. 1 well will also include a walkthrough display chronicling the development of the state's petroleum industry.

Plans for the exhibit were made public Friday when artist's renderings of the complex were revealed.

The Nellie Johnstone No. 1 well blew in as a gusher on April 15, 1897. It produced for 51 years, yielding more than 100,000 barrels of oil. The well was plugged and donated to the city in 1948.