NATURAL GAS

Year Published: 1930s

Format: 16mm

Description: This silent 1930s documentary was produced by Loucks and Norling Studios, and looks at where natural gas is produced, how it is pumped out of the ground, and how it is transported across the US. It does this with detailed animations of geological cross-sections and footage of a new well being sunk. This is followed by footage of the construction of a new gas pipeline and how it is buried in different environments like swamps and rivers. 0:09 text slides about natural gas, 0:41 the sinking of a natural gas well, 1:26 overview of a large natural gas field, 2:01 map of the US with natural gas production areas shown, 2:50 animation of a geological cross-section of an Appalachian Gas Field, 3:43 a drill sinking casings into a natural gas field, 3:55 animation of the drilling process, 5:03 footage of a freshly sunk gas well blowing out debris from the drilling, 6:11 animation of a natural gas flowing from the source into the pipeline, 6:39 a train full of pipes, 7:00 trucks carrying the pipes to the construction site, 7:25 dirt being removed during pipeline construction, 8:18 pipes being lifted into place and being coupled, 9:02 pipes being welded together, 9:21 workers applying protective coating to the pipes, 9:42 pipe is lowered into the trench, 10:11 the pipeline is buried, 10:31 a trench being constructed for pipeline placement in a swamp, 10:51 blasting in a river followed by the pipeline barge, 11:30 the pipeline being lowered into the river, 11:46 replacement pipelines near the river, 12:09 workers tunneling under a river, 12:40 a compressor station, 13:07 a map of important natural gas pipelines in the US, 13:38 a new natural gas well blowing debris, 14:01 graph of natural gas use in the US from 1906-1930, "If it is done with heat, you can do it better with Gas", 14:35 "The End" Loucks and Norling Studios New York

Complete Record: This silent 1930s documentary was produced by Loucks and Norling Studios, and looks at where natural gas is produced, how it is pumped out of the ground, and how it is transported across the US. It does this with detailed animations of geological cross-sections and footage of a new well being sunk. This is followed by footage of the construction of a new gas pipeline and how it is buried in different environments like swamps and rivers. 0:09 text slides about natural gas, 0:41 the sinking of a natural gas well, 1:26 overview of a large natural gas field, 2:01 map of the US with natural gas production areas shown, 2:50 animation of a geological cross-section of an Appalachian Gas Field, 3:43 a drill sinking casings into a natural gas field, 3:55 animation of the drilling process, 5:03 footage of a freshly sunk gas well blowing out debris from the drilling, 6:11 animation of a natural gas flowing from the source into the pipeline, 6:39 a train full of pipes, 7:00 trucks carrying the pipes to the construction site, 7:25 dirt being removed during pipeline construction, 8:18 pipes being lifted into place and being coupled, 9:02 pipes being welded together, 9:21 workers applying protective coating to the pipes, 9:42 pipe is lowered into the trench, 10:11 the pipeline is buried, 10:31 a trench being constructed for pipeline placement in a swamp, 10:51 blasting in a river followed by the pipeline barge, 11:30 the pipeline being lowered into the river, 11:46 replacement pipelines near the river, 12:09 workers tunneling under a river, 12:40 a compressor station, 13:07 a map of important natural gas pipelines in the US, 13:38 a new natural gas well blowing debris, 14:01 graph of natural gas use in the US from 1906-1930, "If it is done with heat, you can do it better with Gas", 14:35 "The End" Loucks and Norling Studios New York