| BLACK GOLD A look at an oil rig in Nottinghamshire and how geologists test to find more oil rich places. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6050 |
| Catalog #: | 1168 | |
| Clip Number: | 1168-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 465 | |
| Timecode: | 01:33:21 - 01:36:07 | |
| Location: | Eakring, Nottinghamshire. | |
| Year Shot: | 1963 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY/POWER & ENERGY: Oil LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England SCIENCE: Geology | |
| Description: | BLACK GOLD A look at an oil rig in Nottinghamshire and how geologists test to find more oil rich places. Eakring, Nottinghamshire. A story about an oil well in the Nottinghamshire countryside. There are various shots of the rig working in the middle of a field and the mechanisms in action. The narrator says Britain produces 111,000 tons of oil every year. Various shots as a man ties two pieces of wire together in the field and stretches it out. The narrator explains he is a geologist laying microphones to pick up sound waves from explosions. We see sheep and cows wandering about. Various shots of geologists in a van, they check the results of a controlled explosion in the field. There are various shots of two oil tanks and a man with a tube measuring the amount of oil collected by the rig. | |
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