- Dates
- 1960-09 – 1961-03
- Kind
- Business
- Eras
- Modern era
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- Beaver Island
Summary
McClure Oil Company postponed its Beaver Island drilling operations from 1960 until early spring, according to the September Beaver Beacon.
Evidence and limits
The notice records a planned postponement, not a completed spring operation or an explanation for the delay.
Open questions
- Did drilling resume in spring 1961, and which well logs or permits document the result?
See also
Sources
- Reports that McClure Oil Company postponed drilling operations until early spring. It does not establish whether drilling resumed, the reason for delay, or the well result.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held three-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 · 1960-09_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “McClure Oil Company postpones Beaver Island drilling, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/mcclure-oil-drilling-postponed-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1960, oil-drilling notice. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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