Rudolf Grunblatt - Puits de pétrole en feu - 3. Colorized postcards

Emblematical Rudolf Grunblatt Photos Of 160 Romano-Americana.

Astra Romana oil wells and facilities in 1927

Astra Romana oil wells and facilities.Moreni, 1927.
Colorized photos.

1906 National Exposition at Bucuresti. Bustenari oil well.

1906 National Exposition at Bucuresti. Bustenari oil well.

Kinley in Romania; 1931


''Above is some remarkable 8MM film shot of the Romanian job in 1931. There is some footage in this film of Kinley rolling drums of  glycerin jelly  down into the bottom of the crater to shoot ground fires out and help expose the parted casing. There is a scene  of him and his helper hand digging to find the parted casing and another scene actually cementing the casing tie-back in place before the crater was back filled. It's probably noteworthy to observe Kinley rolling these damn drums of  glycerin down the crater wall where he would place them where he wanted them, by hand, then load the blasting cap and detonator  wire to the drum before hauling ass out of the crater and setting them off  electrically.''   
Special thanks to Mike Shellman, owner of this video clip. 
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Bordeni-Baicoi oil wells

Oil wells drilled by Lemoine Drilling Company 
at Bordeni-Baicoi in 1926.

Prahova Valley oil wells

Astra Romana oil well on Prahova Valley in 1933. 
Colorized photo.