Pre-WWII - 1938, USA: US Naval Oil Reserve, Taft, California; Dept. of Interior Survey Oil & Gas Operations

Pre-WWII - 1938, USA: US Naval Oil Reserve Fields, Taft, California. 1938 Sandy or snowy hills w/ oil derricks in industrial landscape. CUs oil running between sumps / pools. MS pumping; oil or mixed oil & water out of pipe into pool. MS & CU oil flowing over dirt. 09:41:34 Ext. of building, sign beside door: U.S. Navy. Mr RC Patterson, Supervisor Oil & Gas Operations, Geological Survey, Department of Interior w/ assistant coming out of Naval Field Office, walk off. 09:41:50 LS oil field, men walk into view & examine charts w/ rows of derricks in background (BG) repeated. 09:42:54 CU chart showing Naval Reserve #1 w/ grid; MS men examine chart w/ barren hills behind. CUs men. 09:44:15 LS of derricks; pan to undeveloped oil land. 09:44:58 Patterson & assistant drive up to closed-down well w/ sign over door; men enter to inspect & leave. 09:45:42 CU sign: U.S. Navy - Well No. 8, Sec. 34 - 30 - 24. Men walk along planks looking at derrick. 09:46:31 Slug. 09:46:33 INT office of Geological Survey office Taft, California. US Dept. of Interior. Men & women working at desks & filing cabinets. 09:47:16 CU survey charts; hands move papers, make notes. 09:47:59 EXT engineer carrying tripod enters beneath sign Department of Interior Geological Survey Office. 09:48:21 Survey cars thru gate into yard. 09:48:35 Car past sign: ‘United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey Oil & Gas Operations. 09:48:45 INT. Engineering Staff HQ, engineer turning hinged wall charts; working on Naval Reserve Survey; 09:50:41 CU hand writing well location notes in small pocket diary. 09:50:57 Draftsman w/ slide rule at drawing board working on survey chart - CUs. Pre-WW2 Petroleum Industry; Fuel; Geology; Natural Resources; 1930s;