Couple in Australian Outback Strike Oil--What They Wanted Was Water
Most people would be delighted if they struck oil in their back garden. Not Dick and Irene Stevensen. They wanted water.
The Stevensens, who farm a small property in the parched Queensland outback, put every cent of their savings into drilling a bore hole.
Down and down they drilled until, at 3,840 feet, they struck water. Sadly, the supply was little more than a trickle and the Stevensens went away to think about what to do next.
When they returned, the trickle had turned black--oil.
Petroleum analysts are testing the quality and quantity of the supply.
But whatever their findings, the Stevensens will not be pleased.
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