He further hypothesized that this would mean there would be oil there now-a safe bet, since the Norman Wells discovery had been made in the early 1920s, and oil seeps had been reported along the river for centuries.
He further hypothesized that this would mean there would be oil there now. There has been speculation that his hypothesis was not a stretch given the fact that the Norman Wells had been discovered in the early 1920s and oil seeps had been reported along the river for centuries.