Roughnecks, Rock Bits, and Rigs: The Evolution of Oil Well Drilling Technology in Alberta, 1883-1970

by Sandy Gow

$44.95 sc
April 2005
ISBN 1-55238-067-x
674 pp.
6" x 9"

Business/Industry

About the Book

This book is a comprehensive study of the evolution of all of the component aspects of drilling technology in Alberta, from the development of power sources and drill bit designs to the composition of drilling muds and the use of fishing tools. Included are explanations of the costs and risks of oil well drilling, and of the larger issue of industrial technologyñ how it evolves and under what conditions. The author draws extensively from original source material such as interviews, photographs, and appendices from both the Glenbow archives and the Devon-Leduc Petroleum Hall of Fame and Interpretive Center.

About the Author

Sandy Gow currently teaches in the Department of History at Concordia University College in Edmonton, Alberta and published numerous books and articles, including the Cambridge University Press, as well as many book reviews in Canada, the US and UK

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