HOUSTON – Meet Howard Robard Hughes Sr., the man that changed the oil industry.
Howard R. Hughes Sr. (KPRC)At the time, many drilling companies had a difficult time getting through underground rock formations to drill oil.
Howard R. Hughes Sr. drill patented on August 10, 1909 (KPRC)Two years later in 1909, they patented the new tool and founded Sharp-Hughes Tools Co. on Buffalo Bayou.
Sharp-Hughes Tool Co. (KPRC)In 1912, Sharp passed away and Hughes purchased half of the company from Sharp’s widow, becoming Hughes Tools.
Twenty four years later, Hughes Tools would patent another useful tool, the Tricone roller cone drill bit, technology still used today.