The Petroleum Trail International Tourist Trail

Miners, Galicia 1900s

The Petroleum Trail International Tourist Trail runs from Poland to Ukraine.

[edit] Sanok County

Zarszyn - glycol and methanol storage for natural gas mining
Strachocina - underground gas storage, structure of the old mine
Sanok - exposition of the 19th century oil industry related structures in Skansen - Open Air Museum
Tyrawa Solna - preserved structure of a mine and pumping jack
Wielopole - buildings of the office, boiler - room, waiting room for miners

1866 - Set up of oil production centres: Witrylów-Hlomcza, Lodyna, Polana, Brzegi, Zagórz, Rajskie, Stara Wies, Glebokie, Turze Pole, Wielopole, Mokre, Tokarnia, Grabownica.
1928 - Discovery of Strachocina -natural gas reservoir.
1924 - 1939 - Galician Petroleum Society "Galicja" drills on area of Jurowce, Strachocina. In the thirties of the 20th century, oil and natural gas are produced among others in: Grabownica, Strachocina, Turze Pole, Stara Wies, Humniska, Wankowa, Ropienka, Polana, Wielopole.
September 1939 - "Beskiden Erdöl Gewinnungs - Geselschaft", renamed for "Karpaten Oil" infill drills of reservoirs: Wielopole, Mokre, Grabownica.
October 9th 1944 - Creation of the State Petroleum Office, which form letter Nr15 establish "... the highest organising unit of mining district - Sector Sanok ..."
1946 - Beginning of rotary method in drilling.
1953 - Creation of drilling company - Sanok.

View at the Oil Field, Galician Petroleum Society "Galicja",1900s	View at the Oil Field, Mokre, 1914 Poland	View at the Oil Field, - Oil wells, pl. szyby naftowe, 1881	View at the Oil Field, Oil wells 1909
View at the Oil Field, Oil wells 1911	View at the Oil Field "Grabownica" , 1930s