[Fort Worth Spudder]
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Undated image of portable cable tool rig. PBPM 79-039.042.01
Inscription (on back): "Fort Worth Spudder" type of portable cable tool rig (tradename appears to have been the "Wichita Pal" -- Ira Field in Scurry County or some other "shallow" production field in Mitchell County
Portable rigs of the so-called Fort Worth Spudder type in use in the shallow fields of Howard, Mitchell and Scurry Counties, Texas from the middle 20's until late 60's.
The drilling machine or rig on the reverse side here of appears to bear the trade name "Wichita Pal".
October 31, 1970 Lee Jones Jr.
Stamped "Maniss Studio Colorado City, Texas."
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The images in this collection are for study purposes, teaching, classroom projection and research only. To use these digital files in any form, an attribution of "Photo courtesy of The Petroleum Museum, Lee Jones, Jr. Collection" must accompany the image.