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Leduc No. 1 Provincial Historic Site
1997
Canadian Petroleum Interpretive Centre, Devon, Alberta, Canada

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PRODUCTION- is referring to the obtaining of commercial quantities of oil and or natural gas from a well.

PUMP JACK- (pictured) is installed on a well when there is no longer sufficient bottom hole pressure to allow oil to flow to the surface. A bottom hole pump is installed at the bottom of the well. This pump is connected by a string of sucker rods to the surface pumping unit. A gas or electric motor drives a gear box that converts rotary energy to a reciprocal energy through the walking beam which raises and lowers the plunger in the bottom of the pump. Also called a Pumping Unit, dodding donkey, nodding horse, and many other local terms.

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Seismic Drilling Rig
December, 2003
Canadian Petroleum Interpretive Centre, Devon, Alberta, Canada

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SEISMIC- (pictured) is the science that is used in finding oil and gas traps in the earth. A shock wave is sent down into the earth (either by a dynamite blast or vibration from a pounding truck) and recorded on its return by several microphones (jugs). The recorded speed of the returning sound wave may indicate anomolies in the earth, and indicate a good site to drill.

TONGS AND DIES- Steel devices- much like giant pipe wrenches- that are utilized on the rig floor to tighten or loosen threaded drill pipe joints. These are suspended on cables and counter balanced so the roughneck. crewmembers can raise or lower the tongs to match the height of the tool joint on the drill string.

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Atlantic No.3 Blowing Wild
8 March 1948
Leduc County, Alberta

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WILDCAT WELL- is normally a well that is being drilled in an area where no other wells have been drilled say within 40-50 miles distance. A Wildcatter is referring to an individual who takes great financial risks to drill a wild cat well. May also refer to the crews of a wild cat well.

WILDWELL- (pictured) A well that flows out of control.

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Old Style Hard Hat
1940
Canadian Petroleum Interpretive Centre, Devon, Alberta, Canada