P number: | P001633 |
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Old photograph number: | C03874 |
Caption: | Oil wells on D'Arcy Farm, Midlothian, (Anglo-American Oil Co.). Close-up view of boring operation at No. 6 Well, 1946. |
Description: | Oil wells on D'Arcy Farm, Midlothian, (Anglo-American Oil Co.). Close-up view of boring operation at No. 6 Well, 1946. The working platform where new drill lengths are added or removed depending on whether they are drilling or retrieving the drill string. |
Date taken: | Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 BST 1945 |
Photographer: | Fisher, W.D. |
Copyright statement: | Crown |
Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
X longitude/easting: | 336500 |
Y latitude/northing: | 634500 |
Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
Orientation: | Landscape |
Size: | 273.66 KB; 1000 x 727 pixels; 85 x 62 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 192 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
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Categories: | Best of BGS Images/ Images from the archives |
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