The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-06-07
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tional Oil Well, and as many sefS Selr
readers have never had tho opportunity
Of seeing the operation Of boring PIT.
formed, we give brief description ofae:
The Derrick consists Of . frame sixty
feet high, covered with plauk.:ko!ty
feet from the ground is : platform With
q hole through the center. The: Spring
Pole is about 159 feet long, g,:,and two
feet thick at the butt. This pole;passes
over fulcrum Is feet high, placed about
fifty feet from the butt, which is fastened
securely in the ground. The cop oftho
pole enters the Derrick just .bove Tho
upper platform, where there are ha14les
attached to it. To this is attached ths
rope by which the auger or drill hsat.
tached. The auger weighs about 800
pounds. and is about four inches thick
and Is feet long. It is composed Of
seven distinct pieces, fastened together
by screws. On q platform about 8 feet
from the ground, sets q man, whose bus.
mess it is to turn the auger after every
stroke. On the upper platform 8 men
are stationed. The end of the Spring
pole to which handles are attached,
comes as high as their knees. By throw.
ing their weight upon the handles, the
pole is sprung down about ten inches,
and tho auger makes q stroke ron tho
bottom of tho well. The pole springs
back to its place, and tho operation Is
repeated. There is 40 ingenious con-
trivancc called sand pump, by which
the sand or cuttings Of the augur arc
taken up. 1t consists of cylinder-of
zinc feet long and 1 inches in Diane.
ter, with valve in the bottom opening
inwards. Every two hours tho auger:is
taken out, rope is attached to tho
pump, and the cylinder dropped into tho
we'll. The water rushes into the tube,
and sucks up the sand with it. 1t is
raised and dropped again, and the sand
still sucking in, forces the water out Of
the top. ..-..H .
ENGINE AND TOOLS FOE BORING OIL
WELLS.
A practical borer gives the following
description Of machinery fox boring oil
wolls: l prefer a stationary engine,
with q cylinder inches diameter and
2l inches length Of stroke. The. ay
wheel should be about 6 feet in diane.
ter, and weigh not less than 1900 pounds
at least. The boiler should bc, 16 feet
in length and 81 inches in diameter,
with two 10 inch lues. Breeching s
feet in length, and smoke stack20 inches
10 diameter. 10,
In setting tho boiler, care should be
taken to have less cubic inches 10 tho
fspace between the bridge and the boiler
than there are N the smoke stack; in
order to yiya good draft 10 the furnace.
If fuel is scarce, the portable or tubular
boiler is. preferable on account Of tho
fuel consumed, but will not do the work
so quickly. prefer the stationary en-
CINE, because you can work the slide
valve by hand and reverse the action,
and thus jar harder and quicker on your
tools should they become fastened while
boring or roaming. BE-. - i. ...,, ~ L : : :.
The tools should bc made Of good
iron 2f inches diameter, length Of auger
stem 20 feet, sinker bar I, bits and
rcamers ,, and Wrists 4, with four pivot
holes for holding the ropa. The jars
should bo made Of the best iron, and cor.
rcspondingly heavy with the rest Of tho
tools. The pins for the joints should be
2 inches diameter, with five and half or
six threads to the inch, five and half
being the best, but difficult to obtain.
The sockets or boxes should be three or
three and q half inches diameter, and
correspond with the pins. Tho rope
should be lcft.handcd twist; or what is
called hawser laid, and one and three.
eighths or one and half inches dame
ter. -. 80. ~