Hughes Revolutionizes Oil Well Drilling
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- Series: Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
- Categories: Science, Technology, Inventions, Economics
- Subcategories: Scientists, Business, Inventors, Engineering, Engineers, Energy, Fuel, Power Sources, Geology, Geologists
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: Texas
- Date: 1908
Article abstract: Oil well drillers-inventors Hughes and Sharp developed the rotary cone rock bit to accelerate rotary oil well drilling through hard rock formations.
Summary of Event
The earliest oil well drilling had been accomplished by various adaptations of the cable tool, or the rod-and-drop percussion tool. As oil-bearing formations investigated became progressively deeper, the limits of these two techniques became increasingly apparent. Although conceived of and in limited use as early as the 1880’s, the growth and spread of the hydraulic...
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