Steel Oil Derrick / 1930's Cable-Tool Drilling Rig

This derrick is one of the last wood and steel oil derricks which once dotted the Butler County countryside. It was built in the mid-1940's and is 100 feet high.

Donated by: Larry Crawford

Donors: Joe Degan Pipe & Supply, Albert Hogoboom, ...

Cable Tool Drilling Rig

Kern County is one of the top oil producing areas in the United States. Four oil fields in Kern County have each produced over one billion barrels of oil.

In 1899, the discovery of oil on land near the Kern River ...