# Birth of An Oilfield

Shows how an oil well is drilled and crude oil is brought up from the ground and started on its way to the refinery. While live action is used to show glimpses of a drilling crew at work animation reveals what is taking place below the surface of the ground.

- Kind: Film
- Year: 1948
- By: Shell
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/4123_Birth_Of_An_Oilfield)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/4123_Birth_Of_An_Oilfield?play=1)