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Oil of RussiaHaving visited this field, production engineer Konstantin Tumsky noted in his book The Grozny Oil Business [Groznenskoye neftyanoe delo] that: БЂњIn July 1893, we had an opportunity to familiarize ourselves with the situation of the Grozny oil business, thanks to the kindness of the owner of the fields, Mr. Akhverdov, the director Mr. Gankin, and the engineer [Lev] Baskakov. Travel from the Grozny station of the Petrovskaya branch of the Vladikavkaz Railroad to the oil fields (lying at 43б°22БЂ™ north latitude and 63б°10БЂ™ east longitude) is easy and takes only one hour. Drilling was subcontracted to Mr. Muravyц«v, a drilling master from Baku. For drilling a 35-sazhen [245-foot] well at the site using his own pipes, tools, machines, and workers, it was agreed that he would receive 11,000 rubles. Further deepening requires new efforts. Percussion-rod drilling is used, as is usual in Baku. The company I. A. Akhverdov & Co. started the first drilled well No. 1 at an unnumbered site at the Alkhan-Yurtovsky (Yermolovsky) village, and steam-powered drilling was begun on June 28, 1893 ...» |
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