Appendix 1
Date of the Discovery of Oil or Gas in Michigan Arranged Alphabetically by County
Oil and gas in commercial quantities have been discovered and produced from 63 of Michigan's 68 Lower Peninsula counties, shown alphabetically with year of discovery:
County |
Year |
Alcona |
1990 |
Allegan |
1937 |
Alpena |
1973 |
Antrim |
1972 |
Arenac |
1936 |
Barry |
1939 |
Bay |
1935 |
Benzie |
1976 |
Berrien |
1940 |
Calhoun |
1941 |
Cass |
1930 |
Charlevoix |
1992 |
Cheboygan |
1976 |
Clair |
1938 |
Clinton |
1942 |
Crawford |
1947 |
Eaton |
1972 |
Genesee |
1941 |
Gladwin |
1934 |
Grand Traverse |
1971 |
Gratiot |
1927 |
Hillsdale |
1957 |
Huron |
1944 |
Ingham |
1970 |
Ionia |
1947 |
Iosco |
1987 |
Isabella |
1930 |
Jackson |
1953 |
Kalamazoo |
1944 |
Kalkaska |
1971 |
Kent |
1938 |
Lake |
1942 |
Lapeer |
1955 |
Lenawee |
1961 |
Livingston |
1935 |
Macomb |
1959 |
Manistee |
1973 |
Mason |
1948 |
Mecosta |
1934 |
Midland |
1928 |
Missaukee |
1931 |
Monroe |
1920 |
Montcalm |
1933 |
Montmorency |
1945 |
Muskegon |
1927 |
Newaygo |
1944 |
Oakland |
1960 |
Oceana |
1945 |
Ogemaw |
1933 |
Osceola |
1941 |
Oscoda |
1946 |
Otsego |
1940 |
Ottawa |
1939 |
Presque Isle |
1969 |
Roscommon |
1941 |
Saginaw |
1925 |
St. Clair |
1886 |
Shiawassee |
1967 |
Tuscola |
1936 |
Van Buren |
1938 |
Washtenaw |
1953 |
Wayne |
1943 |
Wexford |
1952 |