Oil Prospecting (1948)

Oil prospecting. Weymouth, Dorset. L/S of men unpacking gelignite and stacking it. Two engineers discuss plans. M/S as they unravel the fuse and feed it through the packets of explosives. M/S as they pick it up in a long snake and carry it to the 100 foot hole, where they feed it down. M/S of man covering the detectors which will determine whether oil is there or not. M/S as they retreat to a van. L/S of explosion. Camera pans across small oil well being assembled elsewhere. Various shots as the drill goes up and down, C/U of a man watching. M/S drill, L/S well. FILM ID:1249.3 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930)