History
A History of Michigan's Oil and Natural Gas Industry
This history of Michigan's oil and natural gas industry was written by Jack R. Westbrook, retired managing editor of the Michigan Oil & Gas News magazine.
- Introduction
- Michigan Geology
- The Michigan Geological Basin: Cradle of the Global Oil Industry
- Michigan Oil and Natural Gas Exploration Before 1925
- Commercial Quantities of Oil First Discovered in 1925
- Muskegon Discovery Puts Michigan Solidly on the Oil Map
- Mt. Pleasant Field Proves that the Entire State is "Oil Hunting Country"
- The 1930s: Production, Cooperation, and Regulation
- The 1940s
- The 1950s: The Discovery of Michigan's only Griant Oil Field
- 1960s: Activity in Southern Michigan with a Look North Late in the Decade
- The 1970s: New finds, a Record Deep Hole, and Controversy
- The 1980s: Some Dig Deep, Others Dig Shallow
- The 1990s: The Continuing Strength of Antrim Shale
- The promise of the 21st Century
- Afterward