1952 Press Photo Canadian oil drilling crew work to replace a drill bit

Imperial Oil Photograph # 6772 When a drill bit becomes dull the entire length of drill pipe (sometimes thousands of feet) must be pulled out of the well, a new bit attached and then run back in. The drill pipe is stacked in lengths in the derrick as it

Photo is dated 1952.

Photo measures 8 x 10 inches.

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