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McClure Oil Company postpones Beaver Island drilling, 1960

Also 1960 Beaver Island oil drilling postponement

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TypeEvent
Dates1960-09 – 1961-03
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1960-09 – 1961-03
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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

  1. 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
  2. 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

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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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