Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia. [PRG 1492/1/1-34] • Photograph

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Burning oil from drill-stem test, Cooper Basin area, South Australia (inscription '3')

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Burning oil from drill-stem test, Cooper Basin area, South Australia (inscription '4')

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Burning oil from drill-stem test, Cooper Basin area, South Australia (inscription '5')

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Typical drilling rig at night, Cooper Basin area, South Australia (inscription '7')

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Burning oil from drill-stem test and oil tank, Cooper Basin area, South Australia (inscription '8')

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Delta of drilling cuttings in mud pit, Dullingari-Murta Field, South Australia (inscription '9')

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Burning oil from drill-stem test and oil tank, Cooper Basin area, South Australia (inscription '10')

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Typical sand hill country, Strzelecki-Dullingari area, NE South Australia (inscription '10')

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

A typical field camp, location uncertain Dullingari North No. 1(?) driller's camp, Strzelecki Desert (inscribed '11')

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Delta of drilling cuttings in mud pit, Dullingari-Murta Field, South Australia (inscription '21')

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Delta of drilling cuttings in mud pit, Dullingari-Murta Field, South Australia (inscription '39')

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Moomba gas processing plant, South Australia (inscription '44')

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Accommodation huts, Moomba(?) South Australia (inscription '45')

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Accommodation huts, Cooper Basin Area South Australia (inscription '46')

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Building ruins Innamincka(?) (inscription '47')

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Typical drilling rig and well site, Cooper Basin Area, South Australia (inscriptions in order '47-50')

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Typical drilling rig and well site, Cooper Basin Area, South Australia (inscriptions in order '47-50')

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Typical drilling rig and well site, Cooper Basin Area, South Australia (inscriptions in order '47-50')

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Two corellas, Coopers Creek(?), near Innamincka, Cooper Basin Area, South Australia (inscription '52')

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Coopers Creek, near Innamincka, Cooper Basin Area, South Australia (inscription '51')

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Close-up of drilling rig, Cooper Basin Area, South Australia (inscription '53')

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Close-up of drilling rig (mud tanks), Cooper Basin Area, South Australia (inscription '54')

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Major flow of light oil to pit on test of top sand of Murta Formation, Eromanga Basin (inscription '55')

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Burn off oil from drill-stem test, Eromanga Basin (inscription '56-57')

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Burn off oil from drill-stem test, Eromanga Basin (inscription '56-57')

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Catastrophic fire Dullingari North No.1 well, after DST 1 that discovered oil in Murta Member (inscription '58')

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Schlumberger well-logging truck on drilling location, Cooper Basin Area, South Australia (inscription '59')

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Typical head works on completed well, Cooper Basin Area, South Australia (inscription '60-61')

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Typical head works on completed well, Cooper Basin Area, South Australia (inscription '60-61')

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Aspects of petroleum exploration in the Cooper and Eromanga Basins of North East South Australia.

Moomba gas processing plant, South Australia (inscription '62-63')