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Wildhorse Watershed

Description: Photograph of site 33, Wildhorse Watershed. C. J. Beavers, owner of this site, has sold $20,000 of water to oil companies for drilling purposes in last 2 1/2 years. He also watered neighbors' cattle from this site during drought years of '52, '53, and '54. This site was completed in 1950. Oil wells that were to be drilled in sediment pool were spaced on the edge of water and whipstocked under the pool.
Date: September 27, 1955
Creator: Graham, E. O.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Wildhorse Creek Municipal Tower Base

Description: Photograph of site 22, Wildhorse Creek. Municipal tower foundtion base. Setting 18' corrugated pipe, to hold back sand and water to allow drilling of 12" Dia. Holes 40" deeper 8" Dia. caseing them to be set in each hole and a spread footing 70' below natural ground.
Date: December 2, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Wildhorse Watershed

Description: Photograph of site 33, Wildhorse Watershed. C. J. Beavers, owner of this site, has sold $20,000 of water to oil companies for drilling purposes in last 2 1/2 years. He also watered neighbors' cattle from this site during drought years of '52, '53, and '54. This site was completed in 1950. Oil wells in this field have a spacing of 10 acres each. Wells ther were to be drilled in sediment pool were spaced on the edge of water and whipstocked under the pool.
Date: September 27, 1955
Creator: Graham, E. O.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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