Kāpuni 1 well
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Kāpuni 1 well
The drilling crew of the Kāpuni 1 well stands around the well head in Taranaki farmland in 1959. This was New Zealand’s first substantial petroleum find. At a depth of 3,912 metres, an exploration well (known as a wildcat) struck high-pressure gas. Overland pipelines were built to Wellington and Auckland, and 10 years after the discovery, production began from the Kāpuni field. The Kāpuni discovery transformed New Zealand’s petroleum business from a cottage industry to a nationally significant energy provider.
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Puke Ariki - Taranaki Museum & Library, George Cawsey Collection
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