Oil rig models intrigue the IMAGINATION

By Luann Dart
Note: This feature is in the Aug. TT&C 2016 issue. 

Mitch Griess built a 1/48 scale drilling rig model that is now used for classroom training at Aims Community College in Ft. Lupton, Colo.

Making the blocks for the Aims Community College rig model.

Details on the oil drilling rig at the North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum.

Development of a 1/10 scale seismic vibrator for Schlumberger Middle East & Asia Learning Center in Abu Dhabi.

A busy oil drilling rig scene includes the housing for the personnel in the background.

Development of a workover rig model for RigPro, Kilgore, Texas.

The GL Trucking rig, made entirely of balsa wood, is part of the North Dakota museum display.

Another portion of the scene in the Heritage Center drilling rig model.