The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 48, July 1944 - April, 1945 Page: 687
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THEY LAUGHED
AT
THE "SPARK-PLUG" RIG
A small beginning of the big Wilson Rigs of today was
launched in Archer County in October, 1930. Bert Shaw
set up this first little Wilson Gasoline "Rotary" six miles
southeast of Archer City and drilled a well 1100 feet deep.
Many practical oil men came and looked-and laughed!
"Didn't anybody know it took steam to make the hard-
pulling power necessary to drill a well?" They shook their
heads.
Nobody bought a Wilson Rig for two long years. But dur-
ing those years Paul Hamner moved this first rig to East
Texas and drilled a number of wells 3000 feet deep. Oilmen
began to open their eyes.
"Maybe it did have enough power."
"Certainly it saved a lot of both water and fuel."
Then after two years of waiting a Wilson Rig was sold! It
was a sale that has since made history around the world!
S(The story of
the Wilson
Power Rigs
will be con-
tinued in the
next issue of
the Quar-
THE FIRST WILSON POWER RIG
WILSON MANUFACTURING CO., Inc.
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 48, July 1944 - April, 1945, periodical, 1945; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth146055/m1/687/: accessed May 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.