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URL:https://mariettaohio.org/events/third-thursdays-with-the-castle-the-ea
 rly-history-of-the-oil-and-gas-industry-in-western-virginia-and-ohio-prese
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SUMMARY:Third Thursdays with The Castle: The Early History of the Oil and G
 as Industry in Western Virginia and Ohio Presented by Dr. Robert Chase\, P
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DESCRIPTION:Although Col. Edwin L. Drake is widely credited with drilling t
 he first oil well in Titusville\, Pennsylvania in 1859\, growing evidence 
 suggests that the roots of the petroleum industry may reach further back
 —into western Virginia (now West Virginia). Join Dr. Robert Chase\, PE\,
  for an engaging look at the early history of the oil and gas industry acr
 oss West Virginia and Ohio\, tracing its development from the mid-1800s th
 rough the early 1900s.\n\nDr. Robert W. Chase holds B.S.\, M.S.\, and Ph.D
 . degrees in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering from Penn State. He is 
 retired professor and chair of Petroleum Engineering and Geology at Mariet
 ta College\, where he began in 1978 after teaching at West Virginia Univer
 sity and working in industry roles with Halliburton\, Gulf Research\, and 
 the U.S. Department of Energy. A consultant to leading energy companies\, 
 he has published widely on natural gas engineering and well testing.\n\nDr
 . Chase has held leadership positions with the Society of Petroleum Engine
 ers\, the Association of Heads of U.S. Petroleum Engineering Schools\, and
  ABET’s Engineering Accreditation Commission. He has also represented Ma
 rietta College to the NCAA and Ohio Athletic Conference since 1992\, serve
 d as OAC president\, and in 2008 was appointed by Governor Ted Strickland 
 to the Ohio Oil and Gas Commission.\n\nReservations are required. Space is
  limited (40 seats).\nThis program is donation-based.\nReserve your spot a
 t MariettaCastle.org/Events
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LOCATION:The Castle\, 418 Fourth Street\, Marietta\, Ohio\, United States
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