Reuben C. Baker established Baker International

Baker International

Baker International was established 1907 when Reuben C. Baker developed a casing shoe that revolutionized cable tool drilling.In 1987, the company merged with Hughes Tool Company to form Baker Hughes Incorporated....

 in 1907 after developing a casing shoe that revolutionized cable tool drilling

Drilling

Drilling is a cutting process that uses a drill bit to cut or enlarge a hole in solid materials. The drill bit is a multipoint, end cutting tool...

. In 1903, he introduced the offset bit

Drill bit

Drill bits are cutting tools used to create cylindrical holes. Bits are held in a tool called a drill, which rotates them and provides torque and axial force to create the hole. Specialized bits are also available for non-cylindrical-shaped holes....

 for cable tool drilling to enable casing well

Oil well

An oil well is a general term for any boring through the earth's surface that is designed to find and acquire petroleum oil hydrocarbons. Usually some natural gas is produced along with the oil. A well that is designed to produce mainly or only gas may be termed a gas well.-History:The earliest...

s in hard rock and in 1912 the cement

Cement

In the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance that sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. The word "cement" traces to the Romans, who used the term opus caementicium to describe masonry resembling modern concrete that was made from crushed...

retainer that allowed casing to be cemented in the wells. Baker further improved the process with the float shoe in 1923.