Light-hearted animation describes methods of finding oil. Geologists can deduce the presence of a favourable underground formation from surface observations, and the geophysicist can then site a well, with some accuracy, by plotting the actual shape of the underground strata. Describes drilling and sampling operations which give access to the imprisoned oil.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
323429
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Oil fields
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Oil well drilling
Animation → Animated films - Great Britain
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Geophysics
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Oil fields
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Geologists
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)