Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association convention

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20046936

Description

World's first rotary rig has been rigged up at the southwest corner of Fifth and Jones Streets for the "spudding in" of the Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association's annual convention. Looking over the old rotary, used at Corsicana in October, 1895, for the first of the first commercial production there, left to right, are: Ed Rittsbacher, Corsicana, Texas; P. R. Bond, Fort Worth, Texas; Arch Rowan, Fort Worth, Texas; and Ed Baty, Fort Worth, Texas. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, October 31, 1940.

Archival Date

1940-10-30

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1266

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Drilling & boring machinery