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'File 5/1 I Mineral and oil deposits in Kuwait territory: surveys' [18v] (36/216)
The record is made up of 1 file (106 folios). It was created in 13 Jun 1912-6 Dec 1917. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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type of folding suitable for an oil-field. As to its geographical position, this
locality is not on the line of strike of the rich oil deposits now being worked
above Alm az, and is, in fact, over 170 miles to the south-west of this line.
This does not necessarily mean that oil in commercial quantity does not occur
below Burqan, but it adds a decidedly speculative element to any operations.
A “floating tract of naphtha,” coiaciding no doubt with a submarine seepage
was described by Captain Constable as occurring between the islands of Qaru
and Kubbar, some 56 miles south-east of Burqan. On the whole, my opinion
is that the chances are not unfavourable, and that an oil company would not
require much inducement to test it, if protection and permanency of concession
were guaranteed. The central plain of Burqan would be the best site for tests,
and these should be as deep as possible, as the uppermost layers of the Bars are
probably all that are exposed. Under present conditions there would be great
difficulty in obtaining water for the boiler ; possibly an internal combustion
engine would have to be employed.
C 18 FD—^ 4 — 22 - 0 - 13 —GCBP Simla
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This file contains correspondence and papers relating to some of the earliest attempts to prospect for oil deposits in Kuwait. It includes discussions between the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, the ruler of Kuwait, and British authorities on the potential for finding oil, and the commercial and operational arrangements required to extract it when it is found. Early versions of oil concessions are also included in the paperwork.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (106 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 108; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 4-106; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/236
- Title
- 'File 5/1 I Mineral and oil deposits in Kuwait territory: surveys'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:25v, 28r:57v, 60r:60v, 63r:70v, 72r:92v, 94r:94v, 96r:107v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence