The Golden Driller, standing 75 feet tall and weighing 43,000 pounds, has been a Tulsa landmark since 1966 and was adopted as the state monument in 1979. "I've talked to family members that their ...

John Stephens, a longtime Tulsa construction superintendent who not only supervised the building of the city’s iconic Golden Driller but ... Oklahoma state Sen. Blake “Cowboy” Stephens ...

It was that background that is said to have made him a perfect model for the Driller. “This is one of the best tourism attractions that we have in the state of Oklahoma, is the Golden Driller.