This is an old rig that is still up and running at the Oil Show in Midland. It's all made out of wood and has a steam engine that runs the drill. It is about 3 times the width of a modern day rig and didn't go quite as deep as they do now. Working on a rig today is dangerous enough but working on one back then could be really dangerous because of all the flammable wood around you, the heavy machinery and lack of good blow out preventers.
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