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I thought some might find this information interesting:

Early Crude Oil Production Levels and Pricing
North American Crude Oil Production Comparison 1858 – 1873
Crude oil production numbers in the nineteenth century are at best just informed estimates. The numbers listed in this table are generally based on the compiled records of crude oil shipped from the wellhead by pipeline companies, railroads, water transport and by wagon. The early year numbers are not well documented nor are they corroborated by other competent sources. The U. S. Geological Survey is the primary source for American numbers. These numbers after 1870 are corroborated and validated by the extensive records of the American gathering pipeline companies. A high degree of confidence can be assumed with the American numbers after 1870. …
1858:
Pennsylvania 1,200 barrels (Skimmed from salt wells around Tarentum.)

West Virginia Unknown Amount (Skimmed from salt wells; excavated oil seeps.)

Canada Unknown Amount (Produced from oil seeps at Oil Springs, Enniskillen, Township, Lambton County.) --snip--
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