Since the beginning of the
20th Century, Albertan's have been drilling wells searching for black gold and
finding adventure and friendship along the way. If those wells could talk, we
would hear the stories of impossible odds, bad luck, good fortune, big risks and
even bigger losses. For some, the oil industry has been a one-time only job,
for others it has become a family tradition. For Alberta it is a part of our
social fabric and the source of our prosperity. This prosperity was fully
realized with the discovery of oil in Leduc County, just south of Edmonton,
Alberta in 1947.
Gushers, blowouts
and dusters all have stories to tell, and here are just a few of
them.
Gough, Kim
Gender: Male
Objects: Tools/Equipment
People: Group
Type: Object
Work: Mining