Table of Contents

Review of Drilling Methods; Prehistoric to 1806; Ruffner 1806 to 1858; Drake Well 1859 to l900; Lucas Well 1900 to Mid 1920's; Mid 1920's to Mid 1940's; Mid 1940's to 1965; Derricks; Power Plants; Cable Tool Rigs; Cable Tool Rig Parts; Downhole Cable Tools; Portable Cable Tool Rigs; Power Transmissions; Mud Circulating System; Rotary Hoists; Rotary Machines; Drilling Feed Controls; Derrick Hanging Tools; Rotary Drilling Shaft; Rotary Bits; Rotary Drilling Fluid; Well Instruments; Rotary Fishing; Formation Testing; Casing and Tubing Heads; Blowout Preventers; Cementing; Portable Rotary Machines; Marine Drilling; Pressure and Pneumatic; Statistics; Index.

About the Author

Neil Robinson is a distinguished author starting in 1960 and held the position of author starting at Quarter Scale Modeller and Model Aircraft Monthly to name a few. He has always had an interest in aviation and an avid modeller.