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Goose Creek Oil Field Rigging
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In the Goose Creek Oil Field well heavy rigging was laid on top of the well to prevent the oil pressure from “blowing out” the casing. This marked the first use of the new rotary drilling rig manufactured by Reed Roller Bit in Houston.
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