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McClure Oil Company removes its Beaver Island equipment, 1962

Also 1962 McClure Oil departure · Beaver Island oil drilling equipment removal

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TypeEvent
Date1962-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1962-06
Kind
Closure
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

In June 1962 the Beaver Beacon reported that McClure Oil Company was removing its equipment from Beaver Island. The notice refers to a show of oil in the third well drilled the previous fall, but says the stated reason for departure was that the equipment was needed elsewhere.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper report of equipment removal and the end of an observed drilling phase. Rumors that McClure would return are preserved as rumors; the source does not establish a commercial discovery, lease, production, or final well status.

Open questions

  • Can well logs, permits, leases, or company records establish the final status of the three wells?

Sources

  1. Reports removal of McClure Oil Company equipment after a show of oil in the third well drilled the previous fall; it says the stated reason was that the equipment was needed elsewhere and preserves local rumors of a possible return without treating them as a plan.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1962-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “McClure Oil Company removes its Beaver Island equipment, 1962”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/mcclure-oil-company-leaves-beaver-island-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1962, “Mc Clure Oil Company Leaves Beaver Island.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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