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Star Spudder

Model 45C

 
 
Star Spudder Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, July 12, 2015
1. Star Spudder Marker
Inscription. Manufactured by: Star Drilling Machine Company, Akron, Ohio
Date manufactured: about 1930
Maximum depth: 5,000 feet
Weight: 22,000 pounds

This spudder, used in Breckenridge, Texas, area by Guy Ewing, has double walking beams. Heavy springs helped jerk the drilling tools upward after each down-stroke and sped drilling.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1930.
 
Location. 31° 58.418′ N, 102° 5.123′ W. Marker is in Midland, Texas, in Midland County. Marker is located north of the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1500 West Interstate 20, Midland TX 79701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Wichtex 66 Spudder (here, next to this marker); Keystone No. 5 ½ Traction (a few steps from this marker); Wichtex 18 Spudder (within shouting distance of this marker); The Oil Patch (within shouting distance of this marker); Forth Worth “Super D” Spudder (within shouting distance of this marker); National Portable Drilling Machines (within shouting distance of this marker); Texas Petroleum in World War II (approx. ¼ mile away); Midland Christian College (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Midland.
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Star Spudder Model 45C image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, July 12, 2015
2. Star Spudder Model 45C
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 375 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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