Collections/Exhibits

These are a few of the fabulous scale models and displays located inside and out of the Discovery Centre. We are constantly upgrading and adding to our collection.
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Models  
Jack-Knife Land Rig - Modern style drilling rig. Scale 3/8” to a foot. Lee C. Moore Mast, 137 feet. National 50 Drawworks, National 250 Pump. Model built by Vern Blinn. Semi-Submersible Drilling Rig Directional Drilling Bilateral Drilling Drill Pipe Detail - Drill pipe sits on a pipe rack next to a drilling rig. Jack-Up Drilling Rig
Cable Tool Ideco Full View - Land drilling rig with complete buildings. Drilling rig scale is 5/16” to a foot. Model built by Vern Blinn. Slant Rig Production Facilities    

Murals  
Black Gold: The History of Crude Oil - Medium acrylic on canvas. 5’ X 9.5’ Artist: Sonya Burak-Bernard, 1998. Atlantic #3 - Medium acrylic on canvas. 5’ X 9.5’ Artist: Sonya Burak-Bernard,1998. Fire at Atlantic #3 - Medium acrylic on canvas. 5’ X 9.5’ Artist: Sonya Burak-Bernard,1998. Wilson Int’l Quarter Horse Division - Mixed media on wood. Artist: Marla Wilson, 1981. Progress of Canadian Oil - Collage. Commissioned and donated by Imperial Oil Ltd.

Indoor Displays  
Rock Oil Computer Games Alberta’s Energy Use Landmen Desk and Derrick Alberta’s Energy Use
Blow Out Preventer Simulator Mighty Music Mighty Bits Bit by Bit The Surface Geologist The Jug Hustler
The Roughneck The Production Man Downhole Drilling Tools Drilling Fluid Display Hard Hats Inside Layout
Flowing Wellhead and Christmas Tree Assembly Atlantic #3 Petrochemical Products Wall of Honor Hydraulic Power Tong Interactive Alberta Resource Map

Outdoor Displays  
Swivel Crawler Tractor Dan Widney Service Truck Blow Out Preventer - High pressure single gate BOP Dolostone Rock Seismic Recording Truck and Doghouse
Old Style Pumpjack - 1 cylinder, water-cooled, 7.5 horsepower internal combustion engine. A sheave was used to transfer the movement of the walking beam to the rod string. Leduc #1 Pumpjack Seismic Drilling Rig Air Drilling Pack Off Dual Completion Wellhead Jack-knife Drilling Rig
McCullough Service Truck Conventional Derrick Main Building Ditcher Bulldozer Boiler House
Surface Bit Fishing Tools Cable Tool Rig (wooden derrick)      

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