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| Title | Oil well blowout, Amerada Petroleum Corporation's Joseph Rice 1 well, near Tioga, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1952-10 |
| Creator | Herron, Gifford, 1912-1969
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| Creator Role | Photographer
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| Description | Image of a pipe blowing out a mixture of gas, acid water and oil into a mud pit. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Business & Industry
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Oil wells
Petroleum industry
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| Subject (LCSH) | Oil well completion
Oil wells - Blowouts
Drilling muds
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| Organization Name | Amerada Petroleum Corporation
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| Location | Bicker (N.D. : Township)
Mountrail County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
Tioga (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1950-1959
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| Item Number | 2035.1557 |
| Negative Number | 2035.1557 |
| Format of Original | Film negatives
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| Dimensions of Original | 10 x 13 cm. |
| Publisher of Original | Forum Publishing Company (Fargo, N.D.)
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| Place of Publication | Fargo (N.D.)
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| Transcription | "With a roar the gas comes out, shooting gas, acid water and the first traces of oil far across the pit. The well cleaned itself out rapidly; in less than an hour after the first acid flow, golden oil and gas were shooting out." - Caption with image in article "Pressure Kept Under Control at Every Step", by Lloyd Sveen, Fargo Forum and Daily Tribune, Oct. 19, 1952, p. 16. |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff. |
| Contributor | Forum Publishing Company (Fargo, N.D.)
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| Biography/History | The Joseph Rice 1 oil well is located in Section 18, Bicker Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota (Township 158, Range 94) |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | Fargo Forum Negative Collection 2035
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult: http://hdl.handle.net/10365/971 |
| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (2035.1557) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs000332 |
| Original Source | Negative |
