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The Oil Patch
Midland, Texas
· An Exhibit of Antique Oil Field Equipment
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In the oil fields of the 1920's and 1930's, often called the oil patch, steam-, gas-, and electric-powered drilling rigs, spudders and pulling machines, bandwheel pump units, and other equipment reflected the variety and excitement of an industry growing to meet mushrooming demand.
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