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Antifriction Hollow-Tube Sucker-Rod for Deep Wells

Description: Patent for a "simple and inexpensive means for coupling the tubular sections of the sucker rod together and guiding said rod with little or no friction into the well casing or tube" (lines13-17). This object is to be used in "pumping water, oil, and other liquids from deep wells"(lines 11-12).
Date: October 15, 1918
Creator: Black, William L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[News Script: Carter's oil well]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the renewal of deep oil exploration in Tarrant county.
Date: February 15, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Gas well (Hanson)]

Description: B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: September 15, 1982, 5:00 p.m.
Duration: 48 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Waltz Across Texas]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: October 15, 1982, 5:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 58 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Oil barrels]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a California company with oil wells in Texas selling oil barrells for 85,000 a month.
Date: May 15, 1973, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Six Flags]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: August 15, 1968
Duration: 1 minute 35 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Well-Blower

Description: Patent for a well blower that is able to discharge the contents of a well at different air pressure levels. Illustrations included.
Date: December 15, 1908
Creator: McEvoy, Joseph H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Pump

Description: Patent for an improvement to lift pumps for deep oil and artesian wells. The improvement is intended to overcome the difficulty of excessive pressure caused by the liquid rising to the surface that makes foot valve inoperable. The design also makes the pump easier to construct as well as stronger and more durable.
Date: February 15, 1916
Creator: Haar, G. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Pump-Jack.

Description: Patent for improvements to pump jacks. Simple gravity actuated devices are provided to aid the power mechanism of the pump jack, resulting in smoother, more even operation.
Date: July 15, 1919
Creator: Dayton, William L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Sample-Taking Device.

Description: Patent for a device that helps with sample collection at oil drilling sites. The tool is cylindrical and can be placed in the ground to help with sample collection. This patent includes examples of how the tool can be used and tool specifications.
Date: April 15, 1919
Creator: Church, Walter Lee
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Safety-Casing Clamp

Description: Patent for a tool that supports the drilling and operating of oil and gas wells. Specifically, the patented tool allows a strong method of sealing the smaller casing inside the larger casing, as the larger casing is pulled out of the well. Includes illustrations.
Date: March 15, 1921
Creator: Angus, William M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Well-Drill Wrench.

Description: Patent for a well drill wrench that improves upon William Ellinger's patent 1,327,379, issued January 6, 1920. This improvement eliminates friction between the rotatable and stationary parts of the wrench and ensures that the rotatable part is fully supported during its entire rotation, "as when screwing or unscrewing the drill bit" (lines 109-110).
Date: November 15, 1921
Creator: Ellinger, William H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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