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Show 4899 Cleary- D 2912 BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q When you say to supply a producing oil field, you mean to bring down the drills, the pipe, and machinery, and so on, or do you mean to bring in the supplies for men? A I mean to bring in the necessary equipment and supplies over a period of approximately five years. Q Were you using oil derricks down there? A Yes sir. Q What is the weight of the machinery and equipment for one oil well? A A complete rig for a depth of forty- five hundred feet weight a million pounds, in round figures. Q I don't mean that. I mean what is the heaviest single piece of machinery you have to bring down, machinery or equipment? A Approximately twelve thousand pounds. Q What would that be? A A boiler. Q Was any such piece of equipment brought down to these wells? A Yes sir. Q And how did it come? A On a boat. Q What is the size of that, what is the length? A Over all, I believe, twenty- two feet. Q What is the weight of the derrick? |
