A detailed study of rotary drilling, including the preliminary surveying, the preparation of the site, the erection of the derrick, and the installation of the lengths of pipe; making an oil test the process of “bringing in the well”, transport of crude oil by pumping from well to storage tanks, and then by pipeline to the refinery at the coast, where it is refined into petrol and the numerous by-products of petroleum, for shipment overseas.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
314254
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Petroleum products
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)