▁Fair ground s ▁Trust ▁Author ity ▁which ▁had ▁it ▁an atom ically ▁red es igned ▁ ▁and ▁perman ently ▁installed ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Tul sa ▁Ex po ▁Center ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁International ▁Pet role um ▁Ex position . ▁The ▁statue ' s ▁right ▁hand ▁rest s ▁on ▁an ▁oil ▁der rick ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁moved ▁from ▁a ▁de ple ted ▁oil ▁field ▁in ▁Sem in ole , ▁Oklahoma . ▁ ▁An ▁ins cription ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁statue ▁reads : ▁" The ▁Golden ▁Dr iller , ▁a ▁symbol ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Pet role um ▁Ex position . ▁D edic ated ▁to ▁the ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁pet role um ▁industry ▁who ▁by ▁their ▁vision ▁and ▁d aring ▁have ▁created ▁from ▁God ' s ▁abund ance ▁a ▁better ▁life ▁for ▁man kind ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁the ▁Golden ▁Dr iller ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁Oklahoma ▁Legisl ature ▁as ▁the ▁state ▁monument . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁online ▁prom ot ional ▁contest ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Kim ber ly - Cl ark ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁Golden ▁Dr iller ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁grand ▁prize ▁as ▁a ▁top ▁ten ▁" qu ir ki est ▁destination " ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁winning ▁its ▁nomin ator ▁a ▁$ 9 0 , 0 0 0 ▁international ▁vac ation ▁for ▁two . ▁ ▁His ▁stats ▁are ▁said ▁to ▁include : ▁B elt ▁size ▁- ▁ 4 8 ▁ft ▁in ▁circum ference , ▁Sho e