Xyoo 1933, Bucyrus nkag mus rau hauv kev lag luam drilling rig; Xyoo 1952, Bucyrus tau tsim thawj lub lag luam pom zoo hluav taws xob cov menyuam lub khob hliav qab drilling rig; Xyoo 1945, Lavxias teb sab Heavy Machinery Combined Company (Ural Machinery) tau pib tsim cov khoom hnyav rau cov menyuam drilling rigs; Txij thaum ntawd los, Lub Tuam Txhab Gardener-Denver (GD Lub Tuam Txhab luv luv) thiab Marion Shovel ceg ntawm Dresser Industries hauv Tebchaws Meskas kuj tau tsim cov menyuam lub khob hliav qab drilling rigs. Thaum ntxov xyoo 1990, PH Lub Tuam Txhab kuj tau tsim ib lub khob hliav qab rau cov menyuam drilling; kuv lub teb chaws pib tsim cov menyuam lub khob hliav qab drilling rigs nyob rau hauv lub xyoo 1960, thiab nws tau ntse tsim thiab muab tso rau hauv lub lag luam nyob rau hauv 1980s.
Feem ntau, drilling rigs nrog drilling diameters nyob rau hauv thaj tsam ntawm 280 mus rau 380 hli yog hu ua loj drilling rigs. Cov menyuam lub khob hliav qab drilling rigs yog tsuas yog siv rau blasthole drilling kev ua haujlwm ntau tshaj 200 hli hauv qhov qhib mines.