History of drilling rigs

Peter Sweeny, building on Robert Beart's earlier design, made a huge advancement in rotary drill technology, enabling almost continuous drilling. His new design also improved on hole cleaning. . Charles Burleigh, John W. Brooks, and Stephen F. Gates patented a mechanical drill meant to be used on the Hoosac tunnel: the compressed air Burleigh drill. The tunnel spurred several innovations in drilling technology, including the earlier Couch/Fowle drill.. . Edward A.L. Roberts was awarded a patent in November 1866 for what would become known as the Roberts Torpedo, a device for increasing. . Until were developed in the late 19th century, the main method for drilling rock was muscle power of man or animal. The technique of oil drilling through or has its origins dating back to the ancient Chinese Han dynasty in 100 BC, where percussion drilling was used to extract natural gas in the Sichuan province. Early oil and gas drilli. [pdf]

Oil rig drilling into salt mine

On Thursday, November 20, 1980, the drill assembly of a Texaco contracted oil rig, just offshore of the salt dome-caused Jefferson Island (itself in the east southeast section of Lake Peigneur), pierced an inactive third level of the Diamond Crystal Salt Company salt mine.OverviewLake Peigneur is a lake in the of , 1.2 miles (1.9 kilometers) north of and 9.1 mi (14.6 km) west of , near the northernmost tip of . With a maximum depth of 200 feet. . In , the formation of a often pushes terrain upward from the surrounding land, while also creating a subterranean , holding petroleum deposits. On Thursday, November. [pdf]

Oil rig drills into salt mine

On Thursday, November 20, 1980, the drill assembly of a Texaco contracted oil rig, just offshore of the salt dome-caused Jefferson Island (itself in the east southeast section of Lake Peigneur), pierced an inactive third level of the Diamond Crystal Salt Company salt mine. . Lake Peigneur is a lake in the of , 1.2 miles (1.9 kilometers) north of and 9.1 mi (14.6 km) west of , near the northernmost tip of . With a maximum depth of 200 feet. . In , the formation of a often pushes terrain upward from the surrounding land, while also creating a subterranean , holding petroleum deposits. On Thursday, November 20, 1980, the drill assembly of a . • (archived)• on • [pdf]