Leduc No 1 derrick tower
Imperial Leduc No 1, bare bones of the steel derrick that drilled
the 5029 ft deep discovery hole initiating Alberta's oilpatch.
"You could hear it like a train approaching" Vern Hunter, tool push.
Late January 1947, 50 ft fountain of oil and gas.
13 Febuary 1947, oil production and gas flare.
Non-fiction reference: S. Aubrey Kerr (1981) book "Leduc".
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Leduc No 1 derrick tower
Imperial Leduc No 1, bare bones of the steel derrick that drilled
the 5029 ft deep discovery hole initiating Alberta's oilpatch.
"You could hear it like a train approaching" Vern Hunter, tool push.
Late January 1947, 50 ft fountain of oil and gas.
13 Febuary 1947, oil production and gas flare.
Non-fiction reference: S. Aubrey Kerr (1981) book "Leduc".
1,655
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Uploaded on April 6, 2024
Taken on October 7, 2018