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World Oilfield Forum
Can anybody tell me what kind of derrick and substructure this is? Beautiful rig and pretty darned simple and clean looking. I don't see any diagonal struts from the open legs to the front (drawworks) legs. I wonder how stable it is.
I would REALLY appreciate some help on this! Thanks!
Tom
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Permalink Reply by Delcia Bates on 
Permalink Reply by Tom Kipgen on Greetings Delcia
I think you are right! Thank you for taking the time to help me out on this. Have a great season there in Bradford County. By the way, my grandfather drilled "The Bradford Deep Will" in the 20's and was supposedly the deepest will in the world at that time.
Tom
Permalink Reply by Delcia Bates on You're welcome Tom. : ) Ministry is going well here in Bradford County. Was praying for the night shift drilling crew on a Talisman Energy well site, after dark, when 3 deer emerged from the trees and passed within 15 feet of me in my car. One appeared to be an 8-point buck. : ) You probably learned a lot about the industry from your grandfather. What do you think were the biggest problems in the industry back then? Where was "The Bradford Deep Well" located?
Delcia
Permalink Reply by Tom Kipgen on Honestly I don't think the basic problems then were much different than today except they didn't have some of the metals to work with that we have today. But losing tools down hole and cave -ins were the most common 'hole' related problems but issues with power supply, competent hands and the price of crude were common then as they are today. Surprisingly one of the biggest problems my Grandfather told me about were shortages of wood barrels to transport the oil in and the actual transport itself!
One article in the Oil And Gas Journal of August 22, 1912 the Bradford Deep Well was located "on the Lawry farm, near Derrick City". Another article said it was "located at Derrick City, four miles east of Bradford, Pa." The Bradford Deep Well Company was formed by R. J. Hoffman, a former mayor of Bradford, L. E. Mallory, L. E. Mallory Jr., W.P. Craig, superintendent of United Naural Gas Company, and Hugh Grant. The pupose of this well was to find the red and white Medina sands which were so rich in gas "in localities north of Bradford".
More info than you wanted but I couldn't stop once I started.
Tom
Permalink Reply by Delcia Bates on Thank you Tom. I appreciated your answers. The shortage of wooden barrels was interesting. My great-grandfather was a cooper for a brewery in Pennsylvania. The town of Bradford is 3 counties to the west of my location in Bradford County. History can be interesting. : )
Your videos and photos remind me of my father's machine shop/woodworking shop. It's good to see that you are passionate about what you do.
Delcia : )
Permalink Reply by Derrick Legge on Permalink Reply by Tom Kipgen on Thanks Derrick, I appreciate the help.
Tom
Permalink Reply by Jeff Stoner on That sub actually squats down instead of being taken apart like standard subs, very stable and many companies are actually turning to this technology. Nice looking rig.
Permalink Reply by kevin on looks like a dreco to me , but there are a few different ones built on the same design , just lookin at the sub though and the way its raised i would say prolly a dreco , they are plenty stable , lots of em built in the late 70's and 80's rated for up to 30,000 feet. that ones not that big though , bein a mechanical rig maybe 15 or 16,000.
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