Water Well Cable Tool Rig


Built in 1920, this rig was used to drill water wells in the Leduc area. A similar rig was used by the C.P.R. when they discovered the Medicine Hat gas field while looking for water in 1883.

Donated by: The Knie Family of Leduc

Restored by: The Calgary Oilfield Technical Society

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Last Updated on April 27, 2002
By Myron W. Myroon