The Leader (Archer City, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, December 10, 1954 Page: 16 of 32
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Oil Men Let Us Serve You!
Developing Oil In
Archer County -
For Every Purpose
CALL BURCAMP - - FOR
• Oil Field Tanks and Accessories
• Reinforcing Steel
• Structural Steel
Steel Windows and Doors
Wire Mesh
Steel Joists and Decking
COMPANY
Drilling Contractors
Burcamp Steel Co.
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Phone 2-1135
Burkburnetf Road Wichita Falls
Phone 3-7315
Bank Bldg. Wichita Falls
City Natl
See Us For Quick,
Reliable Service
It Is A Pleasure To Serve The
Archer County Oil Fraternity
PIPE & SWPPLY
COMPANY
BLUE PRINT CO
BLUE PRINTS
PHOTOSTATS
412 Burkhurnett Rd
Wichita Falls, Texas g*
Wichita Falls
Haphazard Methods - - S
(Continued Iron. pnge S) hole „ „.m pllice „ 13 3/8.toch
extra weight needed. And because casing, cementing it into place,
they have thicker walls'they are This is called the “surface string.”
stronger and the lower joints can | The next drilling step will carry
through a geological formation
known as the “salt.” This is done
with an 11-inch bit, we’ll say, and
in most instances this part of the
hole is also cased to protect fresh
water sands in the area from salt
infiltration, to support the walls
of the hole from cave-ins and to
preventer equipment.
take the punishment of the added
weight that might cause an ordin-
ary drill stem to twist in two.
Now here’s an example of what
the- driller has to know and do
while the string of drill pipe, drill
collars and the bit are all whirl-
ing up to speed of 175 revolu-
ji^jjj^jVj^jjTjnte. How
pipe section, his drill collars and
bit all weigh so he can keep ex-
actly enough tension on the whole
string to let the weight only of
the drill collars (which can take
it) rest on the bit. The fragile
force is upwards from a point at
the lower end of the drill pipe,
drill pipe supports only its own
weight. By doing this, if you’re
still there, it can be seen that the
downward on the drill collars and
bit from the same point.
Different companies drill wells
in different ways. Some use one
not standard operating procedure
for the entire industry.
Step by Step
Let’s say one company uses a
indicate the type of formation
this .electric®1 logs are run which
the well is passing through. The
drilling crew engineers, superin-
tenden, toolpusher, geologists
and others study formations which
come out of the circulating drill-
ing fluid.
When a formation is reached
that looks worthwhile, samples are
taken from the bottom of the
hole. When these look good, a
drill stem test is run.
For the drill stem test, the sec-
tion to be tfcsted is isolated from
ring wn' consist of j the rest of the well by a packer.
an tt 5/8-inch casing.
The remaining section of the
hole will carry the t ools down to
the producing horizon. Our imag-
inary driller will use a 7 7/8-inch
bit for a 5%-inch casing.
All of this time, in addition to
his other duties, the driller must
concentrate on keeping the hole
going straight down, preventing
blowouts and avoiding fishing
jobs that might be caused when
parts of the bit or testing appar-
atus are left in the hole, when the
drill twists off, breaks, or gets
stuck in the hole.
Looking for oil or gas produc-
tion has to be accomplished
somewhere along this line. For
A test tool, with control valves,
is installed above the packer. The
packer expands to prevent the
drilling fluid (mud and water)
from entering the test section.
Thus, only the fluids from the
footage under test can enter the
drill pipe through a section with
holes in it for that purpose.
The results may determine if
the well is to be completed at that
depth, drilled deeper, or aban-
,oned.
If the test is favorable, the oil
string is set. Some companies
place the oil string down into the
pay zone, cement it into place and
then perforate the pipe with gun
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Captain ANTHONY
f.&C2<2£££
* BROUGHT/N v THE
RENOWNED SPINDLE TOP'
WELL, WHICH OPENED UP
THE GULF COAST AREA
AS A MAJOR SOURCE OF
s ,.. v. . O/l!
i—u'iA;
EFFORTS TO DRILL
IN THE BIG SALT \
DOME NEAR BEAUMONT,'^
TEXAS, BOGGED DOWN,
IN QUICKSAND.
LUCAS' FIRST TRY,
WITH HEAVIER EQUIP-
MENT RAN OUT OF
FUNDS AT 575 FEET.'
U.S CRUDE OIL RESERVES
PRODUCTION
.06
- YEAR iqoo
iqs3
1| PROVED
2.q reserves!
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f'^BiaiON BARRELS)]
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go LONG AS THE OIL
INDUSTRY ATTRACTS MEN
LIKE LUCAS.WHO ARE NOT
AFRAID OF THE LONG CHANCE,
WE NEED NEVER FEAR FOR
THE FUTURE OF THE
INDUSTRY, OR THE NATION.
But THE AUSTRIAN-BORN
MINING ENGINEER REFUSED 4 ~A
TO QUIT BORROWING TO § f
THE HILT. AND FORFEITING i |
MOST OF HIS OWN INTERESTS'
IN THE PROCESS, HE DRILLED
ON AND ON, DEEPER AND DEEPS
At / 020 FEET, ON JANUARYto\
NO!, HIS WELL CAME IN WITH
A SHATTERING ROAR,IN
UNDREAMED-OF ABUNDANCE, \
AND THE REST IS HISTORY! ,
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The Leader (Archer City, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, December 10, 1954, newspaper, December 10, 1954; Archer City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth708478/m1/16/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Archer Public Library.