The First Oil Well in the World – Bibi Heybat
Aresco
JULY 14, 2025
This ancient oil field is widely regarded as the location of the first mechanically drilled oil well in the world, predating Drake’s well by several years. The 1846 Breakthrough: Bibi Heybat Well In 1846, long before the American oil boom, the world’s first mechanically drilled oil well was completed at Bibi Heybat, just south of Baku.
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