Leduc No 1 derrick tower - a photo on Flickriver

            Imperial Leduc No 1, bare bones of the steel derrick that drilled 
the 5029 ft deep discovery hole initiating Alberta's oilpatch.
"You could hear it like a train approaching" Vern Hunter, tool push.
Late January 1947, 50 ft fountain of oil and gas.
13 Febuary 1947, oil production and gas flare.
Non-fiction reference: S. Aubrey Kerr, Leduc (1981)
   

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Taken on: October 7, 2018

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Camera: NIKON COOLPIX AW130, f/4.1, 1/1500 sec, 4.3mm, ISO 125 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	NIKON COOLPIX AW130
Aperture:	f/4.1
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1500)
Focal Length:	4.3mm
ISO:	125
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Did not fire, Red-eye reduction
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	COOLPIX AW130 V1.0
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