- Title: VM-458A
- Summary: THE STORY OF THE OIL INDUSTRY: TRACES THE HISTORY OF THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY, GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF OIL DEPOSITS & APPROXIMATE AMOUNTS OF OIL RESERVES IN EACH AREA. USES CUT-AWAY ANIMATION & ON-LOCATION PHOTOGRAPHY TO SHOW METHODS OF LOCATING, DRILLING, TRANSPORTING, REFINING & USING OIL. IMPORTANCE OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AS RAW MATERIALS USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PLASTICS, PAINTS, FERTILIZERS, SYNTHETIC FIBERS, & ANIMAL FEED SUPPLEMENTS. 1970s GAS STATION. HIGHWAY DRIVING. AIRPLANE FUEL.
- Description:00:58:41 - URBAN TRAFFIC ROAD SIGNS "OAKLAND" "DOWNTOWN" 1970s CARS. VW BUG. DELIVERY TRUCKS. MOTORCYCLE. 00:58:46 - HELICOPTER AERIAL OVER FARM FIELDS, HARVESTING MACHINES IN FIELDS. 00:58:53 - "" OVER INDUSTRIAL PLANTS 00:59:00 - POV DRIVING ON CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY ROAD SIGNS "CIVIC CENTER, BAY BRIDGE" "SILVER AVENUE" "DALY CITY DOWNTOWN" SAN FRANCISCO. 1970s CARS 00:59:04 - HARVESTER IN FIELD, HARVESTING WHEAT CROP 00:59:10 - CU OIL SPURTING OUT OF SPOUT. DRILLING FOR OIL. OIL FIELD. OIL WELL. 00:59:35 - STILLS DRAWINGS, 1859. DEPICTING EDWARD DRAKE TITUSVILLE. FIRST SUCCESSFUL OIL WELL 00:59:49 - RECREATION, HISTORICAL RE-ENACTMENT OF EARLY CARS. 00:59:58 - ARMY JEEPS, TANKS CROSSING ROUGH TERRAIN 01:00:11 - DRIVERS FILLING UP AT MOBILE GAS STATION CIRCA 1976. 1970s CARS 01:00:35 - PAN OIL DERRICKS, OIL FIELDS 01:00:39 - TROPICAL JUNGLE, WORKERS, OIL WELL 01:00:44 - HELICOPTER AERIAL FROZEN ARCTIC REGION OF ALASKA, OIL WELL 01:00:49 - OFF-SHORE OIL DRILLING STATION 01:00:55 - DESERT OIL DRILLING OIL WELLS. AFRICA OR MIDDLE EAST 01:01:03 - DESERT OIL RESERVE AREA 01:01:17 - WORLD MAP ILLUSTRATING OIL RESERVES AROUND THE WORLD. MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA. INDONESIA. RUSSIA. WESTERN HEMISPHERE. SOUTH AMERICA. CANADA. UNITED STATES. 01:01:57 - MAP OF UNITED STATES ILLUSTRATING PRIMARY OIL PRODUCING STATES. MAP OF ALASKA. 01:02:26 - ALASKAN OIL FIELD. WORKERS WIR FREEZING BREATH DRILLING FOR OIL. 01:02:36 - AERIAL OVER HUGE OIL RESERVES 01:02:59 - ANIMATION ILLUSTRATING HISTORY OF OIL. FROM MARINE PLANTS AND ANIMALS THAT DIED AND SETTLED ON THE OCEAN FLOOR. COVERED WITH LAYERS OF MUD AND SILT. HEAT & PRESSURE CHANGES THE LAYERS INTO POROUS ROCK. OIL IN EARTH'S CRUST. FAULTS. SALT DOME. 01:03:55 - GEOLOGISTS STUDYING MAPS SHOWING SURFACE ROCK FORMATIONS. 01:04:22 - HELICOPTER DROPS OFF GEOLOGISTS, STUDYING ROCKS CLUES INDICATING UNDERGROUND OIL TRAPS. 01:04:40 - GEOPHYSICISTS USING SENSITIVE INSTRUMENTS TO LOCATE UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES THAT MAY INDICATE OIL. CU GRAVITY METER. 01:05:01 - SMALL PLANE FLYING WITH MAGNETOMETER. PETROLEUM EXPLORATION. 01:05:08 - GEOLOGIST OPERATING SEISMOGRAPH MACHINE. USED IN THE SEARCH FOR OIL. CHARGE OF DYNAMITE SET OFF. SEISMOGRAPH RECORDING ECHOS FROM ROCK FORMATIONS FROM BELOW THE SURFACE. PETROLEUM EXPLORATION 01:05:33 - WORKERS BUILDING DERRICK, DRILLING RIG. PORTABLE DERRICK. ROTARY METHOD OF DRILLING. CU DRILL 01:06:05 - ANIMATION ILLUSTRATING HOW DRILL WORKS. DRILL BIT. DRILL PIPE. LIQUID MUD PUMPED DOWN DRILL PIPE & BACK TO THE SURFACE. FLUSHES PIPE. 01:06:21 - DRILL BIT DIGGING DEEPER DOWN, WORKERS ADDING PIPES. STEEL PIPES, CASINGS. DRILLING AN OIL WELL. 01:07:01 - CAPPED OIL WELL. PUMPS BRING OIL TO THE SURFACE. PRIMARY PRODUCTION. 01:07:26 - ILLUSTRATION SHOWING PRIMARY PRODUCTION. PRODUCTION WELLS. OIL. WATER FLOODING PROCESS. WATER INJECTION WELL. SECONDARY RECOVERY OF AN OIL FIELD. 01:08:16 - WORKERS IN OIL REFINERY. PIPELINES TRANSPORT OIL. PUMPING STATION RELAYING INFORMATION. COMMUNICATIONS. 01:08:42 - OIL TRANSPORTATION SEQUENCE: RAILROAD TANK CARS, BARGE. TRUCK ON HIGHWAY. HS OCEAN GOING TANKARD. 01:09:00 - OIL REFINERY. CRUDE OIL CHANGED TO FUELS, LUBRICANTS, OTHER USEFUL PRODUCTS 01:09:28 - CUT-AWAY ANIMATION SHOWS OIL FRACTIONATION PROCESS. CONDENSING AT VARIOUS LEVELS. FUEL GAS. GASOLINE, KEROSINE, HEATING OIL, LUBRICATING OIL. HEAVY FUELS REMOVED AT BOTTOM OF THE TOWER. FRACTIONS DRAWN OFF. 01:10:01 - CU STATION ATTENDANT TAKES GAS CAP OFF, FILLS CAR WITH GASOLINE. 01:10:07 - WORKER REFUELING PASSENGER PLANE. TWA. JET FUEL. 01:10:10 - POV LOOKING UP SKYSCRAPERS. 01:10:13 - CU SANTA FE DIESEL TRAIN PASSING LEFT TO RIGHT 01:10:16 - URBAN TRAFFIC, CIRCA 1976. SAN FRANCISCO AREA 01:10:21 - ROAD CREW PAVING ROAD. HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT 01:10:26 - SCIENTIST RESEARCHES PETRO-CHEMICALS IN LABORATORY. PETRO-CHEMICAL RESEARCH. 01:10:38 - PETRO-CHEMICAL PRODUCTS: PLASTIC CONTAINERS, DIPPING BRUSH INTO PAINT CAN, FARMER USING FERTILIZER IN FIELDS. CU CAN OF SUPER FOG INSECTICIDE. CLOTHING MADE FROM SYNTHETIC FIBERS. CU LABEL 01:10:49 - CU CATTLE EATING FROM TROUGH. PETRO-CHEMICAL FEED SUPPLEMENTS 01:10:53 - 1970s URBAN TRAFFIC IN AND OUT OF CITY. SIGNS FOR OAKLAND AND DOWNTOWN. ROAD SIGNS. MODERN TRANSPORTATION. FREEZE FRAME. 01:11:05 - AUTOMOBILE ASSEMBLY PLANT. FREEZE FRAME. 01:11:09 - MECHANIZED AGRICULTURE, FARMER HARVESTING CROPS WITH THRESHER CIRCA 1976. FREEZE FRAME 01:11:16 - SCENIC SUNSET OVER WATER. PULLS BACK TO OFF-SHORE DRILLING STATION 01:11:24 - FILM ENDS
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1976
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1970s
- File Name: VM-458A