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Blue Creek

Natural Gas and Petroleum Section 14 of 17

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The oil and gas industry got another boost in 1911 when the Blue Creek field was discovered along Elk River in northern Kanawha County. Several companies, including United Fuel Gas Company (later Columbia Gas), Elk Refining Company, Hope, and Pennzoil, were major developers of the field.