A boiler is one of the vestiges of steam power on the oil field. The boiler was placed as far way as possible from where drillers hoped to hit gas.

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By Zack Tanner / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A boiler is one of the vestiges of steam power on the oil field. The boiler was placed as far way as possible from where drillers hoped to hit gas.