Electricity in the drilling of oil wells

As in other industries, electricity has taken the lead in the petroleum industry in putting the drilling of oil wells on an engineering basis and as a result of numerous installations it can be said that oil companies in general at the present time have a very receptive attitude toward electric drilling. Satisfied drillers, easy operation, low maintenance, low power bills, fewer shut downs, perfect motion, faster drilling, heavier pulling, no stand-by losses — all these factors have contributed to make electricity the coming accepted standard by which all other forms of oil-well drilling will be judged.