First Oil Well in Western Canada

The First Oil Well in Western Canada, also known as Lineham Discovery Well No. 1, is a defunct oil well and national historic site of Canada. Which commemorates the September 21, 1902 oil strike in what is now Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. The oil well originally drilled in 1902, was the first productive oil well in the Western Canadian provinces.

First Oil Well in Western Canada
Historical Marker at Location of Well
LocationAlberta, Canada
Coordinates49°04′15.48″N 113°59′12.29″W
Established1965
FounderNatural History Branch, Geological Survey of Canada
Built1902
Governing bodyParks Canada
Websitewww.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/ab/puits-well
National Historic Site of Canada
Official nameFirst Oil Well in Western Canada National Historic Site
Designated17 May 1965
Location of First Oil Well in Western Canada in Alberta
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