Mud Pits, Mud Hopper, and Drawworks
Image
Title
Mud Pits, Mud Hopper, and Drawworks
Identifier
14138 OS
Source
Ventura County Superintendent of Schools, Visual Aids Department, 1987
Description
Image of oil equipment. The rectangular steel boxes in the foreground are called mud pits and act as reservoirs for the intake of the mud pumps, which will be used during drilling operations.
The hat shaped object in the left hand corner is a mud hopper, where the crew will dump sacks of chemicals and sacked material for mixing their rotary mud.
The heavy steel object in the right hand side of the image is the drawworks, which is used for hoisting and lowering pipe.
The hat shaped object in the left hand corner is a mud hopper, where the crew will dump sacks of chemicals and sacked material for mixing their rotary mud.
The heavy steel object in the right hand side of the image is the drawworks, which is used for hoisting and lowering pipe.
Creator
Unknown
Date
No date
Format
26.8 x 32.8 cm
Black and white photograph
Subject
Petroleum industry and trade--Equipment and supplies
Shell Oil Company
Coverage
California
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Type
Image
Language
English
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Mud Pits, Mud Hopper, and Drawworks,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed April 26, 2024, http://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/4029.