Cato Oil Company Well | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Cato Oil Company Well

Cato Oil Company Well | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Men set up a Wilson double-drum spudder made by Wilson Manufacturing Company, and an International PA-100 power unit at a well owned by Cato Oil Company, Incorporated.
DESCRIPTION
Men set up a Wilson double-drum spudder made by Wilson Manufacturing Company, and an International PA-100 power unit at a well owned by Cato Oil Company, Incorporated.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:66137
Creation Date: 06 21 1938
Creator Name:International Harvester Company
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Collection Name:International Harvester Company photo albums, circa 1899-1965
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:MCC MSS 7Z, Album 466, Pg.62
Original Dimensions:6.5 x 4.5 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The original caption reads: "International PA-100 power unit and Wilson double-drum spudder (made by Wilson Manufacturing Co., Wichita Falls, Texas) bringing in a 3,764-foot well in the K.M.A. field. Owned by Cato Oil Co., Inc., Henry Snyder Building, Wichita Falls, Texas. This equipment was used for drilling in, cleaning out, and running tubing. The small drum runs the sand line (bailer). This equipment can be set up in 2 hours and torn down in 1 hour. Old-type spudders take a full day to set up and a half day to tear down. It takes about 10 minutes for a round trip of the bailer, as against about 30 minutes with an old type of spudder. Two-inch upset tubing was used and 7-inch (o.d.) casing."
SUBJECTS
Oil wells
Machinery
Men
Electric apparatus and appliances
Engines
Blue collar workers
Outdoor photography

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