Drilling various types of wells; includes drawings
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Drilling Rohrbacker #1 oil well north of Wellington. Rotary bites, 1944-07-18 -- Drilling Rohrbacker #1 oil well north of Wellington. Pulling drill pipe, 1944-07-18 -- Drilling Rohrbacker #1 oil well north of Wellington. Wrenches free, ready to pull drill pipe, 1944-07-18 -- Drilling Rohrbacker #1 oil well north of Wellington. Setting wrenches on drill pipe, 1944-07-18 -- Drilling Rohrbacker #1 oil well north of Wellington. Lower wrench off, upper on, table rotated to disconnect, 1944-07-18 -- Drilling Rohrbacker #1 oil well north of Wellington. 60 ft. of drill pipe on the way up, 1944-07-18 -- Drilling Rohrbacker #1 oil well north of Wellington. Back of rig. Engines under shed. Mud pump in foreground. Rock cuttings are seperated from mud stream on vibrating screen, 1944-07-18 -- Rock bits, several patterns. About 10 in.. Picture taken as rig was being torn down. Location about 2 mi E. and 2 mi N. of Fitzimmons Hasp, Denver, 1948-04-21 -- Turntable and beyond it tool-weight indicator which does not show dial face. Standard rotary, 1950-05-29 -- Four views taken of well being drilled along Hiway State 14 about 2 miles W. of Pawnee Cr., 1955-05-09 -- Four views taken of well being drilled along Hiway State 14 about 2 miles W. of Pawnee Cr., 1955-05-09 -- Four views taken of well being drilled along Hiway State 14 about 2 miles W. of Pawnee Cr., 1955-05-09 -- Four views taken of well being drilled along Hiway State 14 about 2 miles W. of Pawnee Cr., 1955-05-09 -- Tool weight indicator, undated -- Installing a replacment well screen in Awmiller well near Gary. Adams of Brush driller, 1946-10-29 -- 18 in. slotted perf with torch. Heavy, well of C. Ullstrom. Dewey driller Waverly district. 330' to lava , 1950-06-07 -- Well screens-2 views of same Sections used in well screen project. 2 Duraloy from Johnson Inc. 1 from Armco, 1948-04-27 -- Rotary rig of K.G. Wilcox drilling
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test holes near Burlington for Ponell, Bros, 1947-10-10 -- Rotary rig of K.G. Wilcox drilling test holes near Burlington for Ponell, Bros, 1947-10-10 -- Rotary drilling of 1 1/8 in. grout holes on Horsetooth Dam. Compressed air drills. 30 to 120' deep, 1948-02-26 -- Rotary drilling of 1 1/8 in. grout holes on Horsetooth Dam. Compressed air drills. 30 to 120' deep, 1948-02-26 -- Keystone #5 1/2 cable tool rig of H.L. Bechtold, LaJunta. Capable of drilling to about 2000'. Mast 55' high. Tools shown 45' long. 8 in. bit. Location here 10 mi. S. of Manzanola on Harriman-Arnold #3 place. Hole will be about 1250' deep to Kakotas, 1948-03-31 -- Keystone #5 1/2 cable tool rig of H.L. Bechtold, LaJunta. Capable of drilling to about 2000'. Mast 55' high. Tools shown 45' long. 8 in. bit. Location here 10 mi. S. of Manzanola on Harriman-Arnold #3 place. Hole will be about 1250' deep to Kakotas, 1948-03-31 -- Keystone #5 1/2 cable tool rig of H.L. Bechtold, LaJunta. Capable of drilling to about 2000'. Mast 55' high. Tools shown 45' long. 8 in. bit. Location here 10 mi. S. of Manzanola on Harriman-Arnold #3 place. Hole will be about 1250' deep to Kakotas, 1948-03-31 -- Keystone #5 1/2 cable tool rig of H.L. Bechtold, LaJunta. Capable of drilling to about 2000'. Mast 55' high. Tools shown 45' long. 8 in. bit. Location here 10 mi. S. of Manzanola on Harriman-Arnold #3 place. Hole will be about 1250' deep to Kakotas, 1948-03-31 -- Rotary rig (large) of Jack Doty Denver on Public Service well at NW edge Denver on SO Platte. Two wells to be drilled one to Arapahoe other to Fox Hills 32-20 in. reamer for 12 in. lead hole, 1948-04-01 -- Rotary rig (large) of Jack Doty Denver on Public Service well at NW edge Denver on SO Platte. Two wells to be drilled one to Arapahoe other to Fox Hills 32-20 in. reamer for 12 in. lead hole, 1948-04-01 -- Rotary rig (large) of Jack Doty Denver on Public
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Service well at NW edge Denver on SO Platte. Two wells to be drilled one to Arapahoe other to Fox Hills 32-20 in. reamer for 12 in. lead hole, 1948-04-01 -- Hollow rod or self cleaming method-Temper screw,bit,rods well casing. Near Henderson. Owner unknown, 1948-04-22 -- Holden and Holden #71 Speed Star cable rig. 14 in. sand bucket on cable. Cleaning out hole, 1948-04-22 -- Rotary test hole rig of Oliver Well Works. Old geophysical blast hole oil exploration rig. 36-3 in. bit and turntable 37 examining drillings, undated -- Rotary test hole rig of Oliver Well Works. Old geophysical blast hole oil exploration rig. 36-3 in. bit and turntable 37 examining drillings, undated -- Rotary test hole rig of Oliver Well Works. Old geophysical blast hole oil exploration rig. 36-3 in. bit and turntable 37 examining drillings, undated -- First well with reverse rotary built by Winter-Weiss Co. Denver for Oliver Well Works. Frank Campbell, driller 24 in. casing in 36 in. hole 6 mi. E. of Ione In 41 man is being lowered to ground after having been lowered inside casing to buck-up rivets at section joint, 1949-04-21 -- First well with reverse rotary built by Winter-Weiss Co. Denver for Oliver Well Works. Frank Campbell, driller 24 in. casing in 36 in. hole 6 mi. E. of Ione In 41 man is being lowered to ground after having been lowered inside casing to buck-up rivets at section joint, 1949-04-21 -- First well with reverse rotary built by Winter-Weiss Co. Denver for Oliver Well Works. Frank Campbell, driller 24 in. casing in 36 in. hole 6 mi. E. of Ione In 41 man is being lowered to ground after having been lowered inside casing to buck-up rivets at section joint, 1949-04-21 -- First well with reverse rotary built by Winter-Weiss Co. Denver for Oliver Well Works. Frank Campbell, driller 24 in. casing in 36 in. hole 6 mi. E. of Ione In 41 man is being lowered to ground after having
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been lowered inside casing to buck-up rivets at section joint, 1949-04-21 -- Reverse-rotary bit 36 in. recently made by Teeth from old road blade for removing snow and ice, 1949-04-21 -- Reverse-rotary bit 36 in. recently made by Teeth from old road blade for removing snow and ice, 1949-04-21 -- Reverse rotary bit of Kenneth Wilcox Burlington. 30 in. dia hole 45 degree cutting angle 3/4 in. steel, hardened teeth bolted Rings are old tractor front wheels, 1949-05-06 -- Reverse-rotary rock bit made for Oliver Well Works by Winter-Weiss, Denver*. in. 36 in. hole, wt. 1800 lbs. *A Zubelin bit made in Calif., 1949-05-24 -- Making up joint between stem and jars with chain jack. Oliver, 1949-04-02 -- Making up joint between stem and jars with chain jack. Oliver, 1949-04-02 -- Kodachromes of drawing showing drilling methods. Excavating hand methods-unwatering pump, undated -- Kodachromes of drawing showing drilling methods. Bailing down, undated -- Kodachromes of drawing showing drilling methods. Standard cable tools, undated -- Kodachromes of drawing showing drilling methods. Hollow rod or self cleaning, undated -- Kodachromes of drawing showing drilling methods. Earth augers, undated -- Kodachromes of drawing showing drilling methods. Reverse rotary, undated -- Kodachromes of drawing showing drilling methods. Standard rotary, undated -- Kodachromes of drawing showing drilling methods. Core drilling, undated -- Winter-Weiss reverse rotary rig leased by A.R. Ormsby. Well on Mickel farm close to Simla. A demonstration of drilling a well and setting a pump with which to sprinkle in 1 day - but they didn't make it, 1950-02-10 -- Winter-Weiss reverse rotary rig leased by A.R. Ormsby. Well on Mickel farm close to Simla. A demonstration of drilling a well and setting a pump with which to sprinkle in 1 day - but they didn't make it, 1950-02-10 -- Cable tool drilling. Tightening
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drill to stem. Test hole near Appleton near Grand Junction. CandH Drilling Co. Raymond Caughran driller owner, 1950-06-24 -- Jetting down piezometer tubes near Grand Jct. Bean spray outfit using 200 psi, 1951 -- Reverse rotary near Milliken, 1954 -- Standard rotary. Drilling observation holes winder farm near Windson Portadrill-Oliver Well Works, 1954-12 -- Drilling observation well on Winslow farm near Peckam. McMillan rig, 1942-11-01 -- Drilling observation well on Winslow farm near Peckam. McMillan rig, 1942-11-01 -- Drilling observation well on Winslow farm near Peckam, 1942-11-01 -- Rotating table Olivers reversed rotary rig, 1944-06-15 -- Reversed rotary drilling rig of Denver Pump Company on farm in section 9 - 4 miles east of Fort Collins, 1946-06-13 -- Reversed rotary drilling rig of Denver Pump Company on farm in section 9 - 4 miles east of Fort Collins, 1946-06-13 -- Reversed rotary drilling rig of Denver Pump Company on farm in section 9 - 4 miles east of Fort Collins, 1946-06-13 -- Drilling rig of C.G. Dieckman near LaJara. Shows special bucket for drilling lava, 1946-07-24 -- Drilling rig of C.G. Dieckman near LaJara. This is a self-propelled rig of his own design and has a unique spudding motion, 1946-07-24 -- Rotary drilling rig manufactured by Engineering Laboratories Inc. Tulsa, Okla. Owned by M.L. Newton. Capacity 1500 feet. Drilling test holes for U.S.G.S. near Simla, 1946-07-30 -- Rotary drilling rig manufactured by Engineering Laboratories Inc. Tulsa, Okla. Owned by M.L. Newton. Capacity 1500 feet. Drilling test holes for U.S.G.S. near Simla, 1946-07-30 -- Bucyrus drop tool rig of G.L. Shawver two miles east of Watkins, 1946-04-23 -- Combination auger and suction bucket rig of Carl Mumme, 1946-08-01 -- Carl Mumme - 40 in. bucket and stem, 1946-08-01 -- Bit for reverse rotary, 1946 -- McMillan of Greeley. Reverse rotary rig. Two views, 1946-10 --
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McMillan of Greeley. Reverse rotary rig. Two views, 1946-10 -- Jetting rig, so called. A percussion method water and drillings pumped up drill stem as it is vibrated vertically. Used around Denver almost exclusively, 1947-04-29 -- Reverse rotary rig of Glen Hay, 1947-07-16 -- Reverse rotary rig of Seth Harshman. Well 1/4 mi. S. of Masters. 40 in. hole. 18 in. Thompson, black lourre casing, 1947-08-11 -- Pit well (about 50x150) on Ed Vadeburg farm SE20 T8N. R65W. This was dug by county to get gravel and they hauled away the spoil. Black and white photo also, 1948-04-26 -- Flowing well on Gunbarrel road N. of Center. San Luis Valley D.F. Peterson in pic., 1953-08-07 -- Flowing well on Gunbarrel road N. of Center. San Luis Valley D.F. Peterson in pic., 1953-08-07 -- [Well drawdown and recovery curve], undated -- [Static water level], undated -- Adams Well Works clam shell for removing gravel from inside concrete casing, 1971-12 -- Adams Well Works 1st joint concrete casing bell on bottom to allow room for gravel pack, 1971-12 -- Adams Well Works concrete casing being paved, 1971-12 -- Standard rotary. Drilling observation holes winder farm near Windson Portadrill-Oliver Well Works, 1954-12 -- California mud-scow rig. Pic taken in Ariz. By A.S. Hammon in 1954, 1954 -- Standard cable tool rig of Morgan's (Grand Jct.) on Whatley Ranch near DeBeque, 1954-07-07 -- Standard cable tool rig of Morgan's (Grand Jct.) on Whatley Ranch near DeBeque, 1954-07-07 -- Standard cable tool rig of Morgan's (Grand Jct.) on Whatley Ranch near DeBeque, 1954-07-07
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