[nghtrnnr]

this is the sort of thing i used ta dream about when i was little...i even tried it once with my dads shovel and earned a beatin a lot worse than that swimmer took...but pretty cool for this guy to strike oil in his own yard

http://www.cnn.com/video/player/play...egrown.oil.cnn

[2004Ponyride]

how do you find something like that it was UNDER the lake and his house. rich b^%$h.

[pcfrisch]

Wow, 20 barrels a day, That should be enough

[nghtrnnr]

Originally Posted by 2004Ponyride

how do you find something like that it was UNDER the lake and his house. rich b^%$h.

i was thinkin about that....if he doesnt own the lake...then will the government claim it...he started drilling in his yard but found the oil a distance away....unless he owns the ponderosa and his names cartwright

[Brent05redfire]

why do I get the distinct feeling there was a tv show made with this before...?

oh yeah!! The Beverly Hillibillies!!

[napalmbomb]

Way to go!.. Thats sweet crude and its what the refiners pay the most for.
He did what is called directional drilling. By the way thats what the Kuwaities did to piss Saddam off! lol

[Babii C]

lol, thats pretty cool.