Service company guy showing the depth weight used to find the depth of the existing wellbores covered in oil. In this case it is the Shell Oil Co. well ca. 1948 on the Murphy lease that encounted oil in the well bore at a depth of 1025 feet.
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Close up of Service company guy showing described above |
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Drill pusher and roustabout setting up the rig. Notice the pusher's hard hat. These type of hard hats are now not allowed on rigs because they are aluminum but in the past all 'big shots' on the rig wore these type of hard hats.
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Foam drilling the Mitchell #1. Air drilling was used instead of mud drilling but they added foam to the air mix to help with hole conditions and to help bring the cuttings to surface. The white foam was like shaving cream. It is being dumped to the pit while drilling.
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Unison #4 rig drilling theMitchell #1
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Additional photo of Unison #4 rig drilling the Mitchell #1 |
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Air drilling package of air compressors for air drilliing
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Rig and air package
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Drilling pipe being prepared for lowering down the hole
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Close up of piperack with drill collar (to the right with cork-screw lines)
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Drill pusher and roustabout |
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Hoist truck preparing the site for the rig move-in
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Windmill on the Murphy lease
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Unison rig #4 with foam drilling
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Crew preparing the Texas flag to place on top of the rig mast when they raised the mast
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Rig with air package
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Local cactus in bloom
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Unison rig #4 drilling the Mitchell #1 |
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