Indiana Man Operates Oil Well in Backyard, Producing Three Barrels of Crude a Day

Fox News ^ | 5/19/2008 | FoxNews

[Domandred]

SELMA, Ind.

[Fresh Wind]

Was he shootin’ at some food?

[norraad]

"luvin' the bubblin' crude"

[the invisib1e hand]

very cool.

slippery, but cool.

[stayathomemom]

More power to him!

[theBuckwheat]

No good deed goes unpunished. With the publicity, the authorities will quickly act to carry out their mission in life: to enforce every law this guy had the gall to not ask them about. He will soon find out how expensive free oil really is.

[Clemenza]

He drinks his OWN milkshake!

[Deaf Smith]

If he didn't mind the noise, he could dump that electric motor find a used engine to run off the well head gas to operate the pump-jack.

Pop'n Johnny

[Hilltop]

And you can get “cat crackers” for cheap at Pets Plus.

I can’t wait to get home, do some drilling and see if someone wants to play with my catalyst balls.

[BBell]

[Joya]

Ping.

[BBell]

[Redbob]

"Why is this news?"

You drilled yours yourself?

[Oatka]

This will be the next cottage industry, there are untold thousands of wells in our country that were capped &/or abandoned in the last century when gasoline was free, and many have filled back up &/or re-pressurized in the meantime.

In the late 80s, when oil dropped to $10 a barrel many of these 3-barrel-a-day wells were abandoned, but instead of repressuring, the shafts filled in and now it's too expensive to redrill them. There were a few articles warning that this would happen. I understand that they made a decent contribution to our oil supply as there were so many.

[Gaffer]

The enviros have yet to weigh in on his enterpreneurism yet. Morelike he will be enjoined from this because of environmental concerns.

[Gaffer]

The Juan (McCain) Valdez?

[Rudder]

Yes and no, I went into a partnership with an oil and gas developer and we contracted the rig, crew tanks, valves, gauges, pumps, etc.

[From The Deer Stand]

Oil derrick by John Deere?

No, Green Bay Packers oil derrick - green and gold!

[virgil]

I own some mineral rights. We leased them a couple years ago, but nobody’s doing any drilling. We’ve been wondering if some companies lease the rights so that nobody else can drill on the land.

[elpadre]

Western KY has some similar rigs and a host of capped wells as does Southern Indiana. A little here, a little there may add up to surprising total.

[SES1066]

Makes for a good story but if he spills any oil or salt water on the property it's Katy bar the door for the environmental hazard people and law suits from neighbors.

You got that right, follow this link to Greka Petroleum in Santa Barbera, CA, that is having problems. It is a pleasant dream to have an oil well in your back yard, but unless handled well, it is ugly and stinky as well (Boy 3 words all spelled well!)