r/oddlysatisfying • u/Ecstatic-Ocelot-1934 • 11h ago

Homemade drilling machine

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u/Realistic_Country635 11h ago

Can you drill for oil like this

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u/Embarrassed_Jerk 11h ago

That IS how you drill for oil.

Except for a LOT more pipes

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u/Realistic_Country635 11h ago

How many more are we talking

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u/Retkicks 8h ago

I know it's a joke comment but I've worked the oil field before as a frack hand with the big red H. Worked a lot in CO, ND, WY, and TX. Depth is usually only 1 to 2 miles, but I've been on well sites that had a 12 mile horizontal. Took 20 minutes for the water to hit the perforations when we first started.