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discovery well 
the first successful well drilled in a new oil field.
- 1923 Seven miles above the original "discovery" well is a derrick, and the only horse in the region--a pet like a dog--was grazing along the beach in front of it.
- 1958 The finding of similar light oil in two discovery wells in a new geological formation--and some 25 miles apart--electrified Canadian oil industry circles this past summer.
- 1923 Seven miles above the original "discovery" well is a derrick, and the only horse in the region--a pet like a dog--was grazing along the beach in front of it.