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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26LN_george-bush-family-home_Midland-TX.html
George H.W. Bush, future President of the United States, moved to Texas in 1948 with his wife, Barbara, future First Lady, and their young son, George W., to begin work as an equipment clerk for the International Derrick & Equipment Company in Ode…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MKL_keystone-no-5-189-traction_Midland-TX.html
Manufactured By: Keystone Driller Company, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Dates of Manufacture: Mid-1920's - circa 1930
Maximum Drilling Depth: 1,000 feet
Weight of Unit: 23,100 pounds
Power Requirements: 35 - 45 horsepower
Unit is self propelled…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MKG_wichtex-66-spudder_Midland-TX.html
Manufacturer: The Wichtex Machinery Co. Wichita Falls, Texas
Date of Use: Unknown, probably late 1920's to early 1950's
Maximum Depth: Probably to 5,000 ft.
Note the large locomotive type boiler and single cylinder Acme steam engine, rated at…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MK5_national-portable-drilling-machines_Midland-TX.html
Manufacturer: National Supply Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date of Manufacturer: Approximately 1910-12
Rated Depth: 2,500 feet
National advertised this as "The Rig that Displaced The Old Standard (wooden) Derrick." These and si…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MK4_forth-worth-super-d-spudder_Midland-TX.html
Manufactured By: Forth Worth Well Machinery & Supply Company, Forth Worth, Texas
Dates of Manufacture: 1923 through the 1930's
Maximum Drilling Depth: 3,000 to 3,200 feet
Weight of Unit: 23,300 pounds
Power Requirements: 45 - 85 horsepower
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MJZ_star-spudder_Midland-TX.html
Manufacture by: Star Drilling Machine Company, Akron, Ohio
Date manufactured: about 1930
Maximum depth: 5,000 feet
Weight: 22,000 pounds
This spudder, used in Breckenridge, Texas, area by Guy Ewing, has double walking beams. Heavy springs he…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MJB_texas-petroleum-in-world-war-ii_Midland-TX.html
The growing west Texas petroleum industry found itself destined to play a significant role during World War II. By the late 1930s an intrastate pipeline system moved crude oil east to refineries and shipping points. In 1940, Texas produced almost …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MJ7_wichtex-18-spudder_Midland-TX.html
Manufacturer: Wichtex Machinery Co. Wichita Falls, Texas
Date of Use: Unknown, probably late 1920's to 1950's
Maximum Depth: 4,000 ft.
Spudders were developed in the 1920's as easily moved and set up cable tool drilling machines. Modern versi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MIR_former-site-of-midland-national-bank_Midland-TX.html
Organized in Odessa on August 22, 1902, as Odessa National Bank, this institution began with an initial capital of $25,000. In June 1903 the shareholders voted to move the bank to Midland and rename it Midland National Bank.
Bank offices were s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MIQ_the-oil-patch_Midland-TX.html
There was great variety in the oil fields (the "oil patch", if you will) of the 1920's and 1930's. Steam, gas, and electric powered drilling rigs, s[udders and pulling machines, bandwheel pump units, and much more contributed to the exci…