Browsing by Author "Herz, Clarence Anthony"

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    • A History of North Dakota's Petroleum Industry, 1917-2017 

      Herz, Clarence Anthony (North Dakota State University, 2022)
      North Dakota’s petroleum industry can be traced back to 1917, when Arthur Blum found a small amount of oil in a well drilled to water his cattle. The unsuccessful exploration for oil continued from 1917 until 1951, when ...

    • Petroleum Exploration History in North Dakota to 1951 

      Herz, Clarence Anthony (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      The delayed discovery of oil in North Dakota resulted from remoteness, environment, and economic disadvantage, three of the six themes of Elwyn B. Robinson. Initially, lacking outside capital, the local explorers turned ...