Story of Lubricating Oil

Duration: 30 min

Format: 16mm

Sound: Silent

Description: Standard Oil in cooperation with USBM. Reel importance of lubricants to ma- 1 stresses chinery; shows by flow diagram principal steps in refining, removal of paraffin wax, removal of petrolatum. Reel 2 continues flow diagram; re- moval of undesirable constituents, purification of lubricating stocks. Shows manufacture of greases, and shows tests for viscosity, pour test, carbon residue, and demulsibility. 10,000 Feet Deep. (20 min) 16sd. Shell; Modern. Shows present day methods of oil exploration and oil drilling through the measure of time required for sound waves to travel to reach the earth's surface after striking various strata.

Complete Record: Category: Petroleum Industry Subcategory: B&W Type: Motion Picture Format code: 16si

Metadata Source:Index of Training Films 1946