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Ted Link
Dr. Ted “Doc” Link was born in Illinois in 1897. He joined Imperial Oil in
1918, and through his efforts, convinced management to look to Canada’s North
for oil. With a small crew and his trusty ox “Nig,” the group endured a
torturous trek through Canada's Far North to drill along the Mackenzie River.
In 1920, Ted Link discovered oil at Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. At
the time of its discovery, Normal Wells was the most northerly oil reservoir
and today is still one of the largest onshore fields. His pioneering work led
to the commercial use of planes in the North and the use of aerial
photography for geological surveying.
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