| Identifier: | dv_00144 |
| Title: | Offshore: The Search for Oil and Gas |
| Description: | An Exxon film showing the process for offshore oil drilling, from looking for and testing locations to bringing in a well. Emphasizes the large financial risk it takes to find oil. Color picture with sound. Label on film canister reads, Exxon F01418." Writing on leader reads, "W.C.I., Maylaysia [Malaysia], B. Roll, Dupe#2." Location information from writing on leader is used for dc.Coverage element. Index as follows: 01:16 Title card: Offshore: The Search for Oil and Gas, An Exxon Film 01:30 Brief history of oil exploration, increasing scarcity and need to look for new sources 01:55 Searching for oil in the ocean 02:14 Geological clues 02:47 Seismology 03:31 Seismology computer lab 04:25 Exploration rigs 07:31 Drilling process (the string) 08:33 Blowout preventer 09:36 Point-of-view shot of drill 10:51 ’Mud,’ a mixture of clay, water and chemicals 11:07 Geologists checking rock chips for hydrocarbons 11:45 Target depth 12:45 Production platforms 14:18 Animation of production platform 14:47 Production process 16:53 Offshore mooring device 18:30 Credits |
| Country: | Malaysia |
| Date: | circa 1977 |
| Creator: | Weiler Communications Inc. (producer) |
| Source: | ExxonMobil Historical Collection |
| Publisher: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History |
| Rights: | Please contact the Briscoe Center for further information regarding the use of this material. |
| Box: | WH/7Q8 [LSF] |
| Format: | Color film |
| Size: | 16mm |
| Duration: | 19 minutes, 2 seconds |
| Other ID: | F01418 |
