Making a Packer – In 6,000 Easy Steps When people see the oilfield technology at work at Fairbank Oil Fields, they see wooden pumpjacks, cast iron field wheels, the jerker…
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It’s a first! International oil heritage specialists will tour Oil Springs this spring. It marks the first time heritage experts beyond North America will study its significance in global development…
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The first oil available to North Americans came from right here in Oil Springs. That was 161 years ago and we are still learning more about the continent’s first oil…
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Change is coming! For the past 154 years, Fairbank Oil Fields has relied on VanTuyl and Fairbank Heavy Hardware in nearby Petrolia to supply all of its tools and oil…
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Is our barn with oilman mural the most photographed barn in Ontario? We’re not sure, but it easily could be. Visitors and media have been snapping photos of the unique…
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Spring is undoubtedly the most beautiful time of the year here. There are bursts of blossoms, vivid green leaves are unfurling, and the brightly feathered Baltimore Orioles have returned from…
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A fascinating New York Times 1866 story on amazing flowing wells of Oil Springs appears on Martin Dillon’s Petrolia Heritage website https://petroliaheritage.com/ and fortunately, he was willing to share it…
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Oil heritage experts from around the world are soon to be learning about Oil Springs. The good news is that an international study is underway on oil heritage with an…
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It was a nasty shock to recently learn that the technology of our old website was nearly obsolete. The internet technology had galloped ahead quickly in less than a decade.…
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