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Blowing wax from pipelines, Norman Wells, Northwest Territories.
Blowing wax from pipelines, Norman Wells, Northwest Territories.
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Blowing wax from pipelines, Norman Wells, Northwest Territories.
During the Canol Project. Periodically pipelines carrying crude oil from producing wells beacome clogged with wax. To clear the lines , high gas pressure is built up in the wells and then released suddenly to blow out the wax through a gas overflow pipe.
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Date
1944-10 - 1944-11
Creator
Collier, John Jr.
Genre
Photographs
Place
Northwest Territories
Subject
Canol Project
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Norman Wells, Northwest Territories--Industry
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Petroleum industry and trade--Fires and fire prevention
Archival Information
Repository
Glenbow Archives
Fonds/Collection
Imperial Oil Limited fonds
Reference code
CA ACU GBA F2935-S0002-SS0017
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https://searcharchives.ucalgary.ca/canol-project
Unique identifier
CU1558742
Legacy Identifier
ip-17b-17310
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"Blowing wax from pipelines, Norman Wells, Northwest Territories.", 1944-10 - 1944-11, (CU1558742) by Collier, John Jr.. Courtesy of Glenbow Library and Archives Collection, Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary.