Photos from the opening day of the Permian Basin International Oil Show Tuesday at the Ector County Coliseum.
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Permian Basin International Oil Show “Old Timer” M.G. Clark lubricates the driving mechanism of an 1918 Ajax Steam Engine used to drive an old cable tool rig on display at the Permian Basin International Oil Show Tuesday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. Clark has been running the cable tool rig at the coliseum since 1970 and says it “takes a month and a half to get ready to go” before each show. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Permian Basin International Oil Show “Old Timers” Lynn Palmore, left, and M.G. Clark monitor the driving mechanism of an old cable tool rig on display at the Permian Basin International Oil Show Tuesday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. Clark has been running the cable tool rig at the coliseum since 1970 and says it “takes a month and a half to get ready to go” before each show. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Permian Basin International Oil Show “Old Timer” M.G. Clark stands at the entrance to the engine house of an old cable tool rig on display at the Permian Basin International Oil Show Tuesday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. Clark has been running the cable tool rig at the coliseum since 1970 and says it “takes a month and a half to get ready to go” before each show. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Steam rises from a boiler used to power the F.E. “Pop” Harrison No. 1 cable tool rig on display at the Permian Basin International Oil Show on its opening day Tuesday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
“Old Timers” Lynn Palmore, left, and M.G. Clark check a slide plate of a steam-powered pumpjack as they work on getting it running in time for the opening of the Permian Basin International Oil Show Tuesday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. Palmore and Clark are members of the PBIOS “Old Timers” who monitor, run and repair historic oilfield equipment for the show which occurs every two years. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
“Old Timers” Lynn Palmore, left, and M.G. Clark monitor the output of a steam-powered pumpjack as they work on getting it running in time for the opening of the Permian Basin International Oil Show Tuesday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Odessa Chuck Wagon gang member Jason Harrington throws steaks on the grill as they prepare lunch for visitors of the Permian Basin International Oil Show Tuesday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. The Chuck Wagon Gang prepared approximately 1200 steaks along with sides and fixings on the first day of the oil show which runs through Thursday. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Odessa Chuck Wagon gang member Tommy Brown, left, and his twin Terry throw steaks on the grill as they prepare lunch for visitors of the Permian Basin International Oil Show Tuesday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. The Chuck Wagon Gang prepared approximately 1200 steaks along with sides and fixings on the first day of the oil show which runs through Thursday. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Odessa Chuck Wagon gang members grill steaks as they prepare lunch for visitors of the Permian Basin International Oil Show Tuesday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. The Chuck Wagon Gang prepared approximately 1200 steaks along with sides and fixings on the first day of the oil show which runs through Thursday. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang member John Lewallen rings the meal bell as his fellow Chuck Wagon Gang members serve lunch to trade show visitors on the opening day of the Permian Basin International Oil Show Tuesday at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Members of the Odessa Chuck Wagon gang serve lunch to Permian Basin International Oil Show visitors and exhibitors on the opening day of the PBIOS Tuesday at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Attendees walk through the outdoor displays at the Permian Basin International Oil Show on its opening day Tuesday morning in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Attendees browse the indoor displays at the Permian Basin International Oil Show Tuesday morning in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Attendees browse the indoor displays at the Permian Basin International Oil Show Tuesday morning in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Michelle Anderson of RPS Solutions, left, performs a demonstration for oil show visitors showcasing their lightweight fire resistant clothing on the opening day of the Permian Basin International Oil Show Tuesday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Host of the podcast “The Crude Life” Jason Spiess, right, interviews Mayor of Odessa Javier Joven at the Permian Basin International Oil Show Tuesday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
From right, LaMot exhibitor Matt Farris talks to Cody McDonald and Dacotah Watts of Oilwrx LLC out of Artesia, New Mexico as they visit the Permian Basin International Oil Show Tuesday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Jeff Thornton of Control Equipment Inc., left, talks to Larry Johnson shortly after the start of the Permian Basin International Oil Show Tuesday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Luke Fehler, left, and Wes Burden of PETOL Gearwrench showcase a striking wrench at their exhibit on the opening day of the Permian Basin International Oil Show Tuesday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Lindsay Bella of the American Eagle Foundation holds Challenger the Bald Eagle as they share a booth space with Eagle Rubber and Supply on the opening day of the Permian Basin International Oil Show Tuesday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Visitors enter the main gates of the Permian Basin International Oil Show shortly after its official opening Tuesday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A group of visitors look at the F.E. “Pop” Harrison No. 1 cable tool rig as they walk through the outdoor displays at the Permian Basin International Oil Show Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, at the Ector county Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A long-stroke pumping unit looms over visitors as they walk through the outdoor displays on the opening day of the Permian Basin International Oil Show Tuesday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Permian Basin International Oil Show visitors talk with exhibitors at the Dragon Production Equipment Service display on the opening day of the PBIOS Tuesday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Permian Basin International Oil Show visitors talk with exhibitors at the Dragon Production Equipment Service display on the opening day of the 2021 PBIOS Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Construction equipment belonging to Beard Equipment Co. sits on display on the East end of the Ector County Coliseum on the opening day of the Permian Basin International Oil Show Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Permian Basin International Oil Show visitor Cesar Castillo, right, watches as Miller Electric welder Alvin Kirskey tacks together metal plates while showcasing arc welders on the opening day of the PBIOS Tuesday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Miller Electric welder Alvin Kirskey, center, tacks together metal plates while showcasing arc welders on the opening day of the PBIOS Tuesday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Attendees walk towards the main entrance of the Permian Basin International Oil Show on its opening Day Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
