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Oil from oil wells was first used for what?

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Oil from oil wells was first used for what?
posted Jul 14, 2022 by Brijesh Talwar

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Evaporate brine to produce salt
According to George E. Totten, the earliest known oil wells were drilled in China in 347 CE; the oil was burned to produce salt from brine. By the 10th century pipelines connected oil wells with salt springs.

answer Jul 15, 2022 by Madhavi Latha
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