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Series VPRS
16178
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Index to Petroleum Wells (Minerals and Petroleum)
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| Date Range: |
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By 1965 - ? 1999 |
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Series in Custody |
By 1939 - ? 1999 |
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Contents |
1886 - 1999 |
| Public Access: |
Open |
| Location: |
North Melbourne |
| Format of Records: |
Physical |
  | Agency which created this SeriesAgency which created this Series |
Date Range
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Agency Title
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Agency Number
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| 1977 - 1985 |
Department of Minerals and Energy |
VA 611 |
| 1985 - 1990 |
Department of Industry, Technology and Resources |
VA 2661 |
| 1990 - 1992 |
Department of Manufacturing and Industry Development |
VA 3012 |
| 1992 - 1995 |
Department of Energy and Minerals |
VA 3035 |
| 1995 - 1996 |
Department of Agriculture, Energy and Minerals |
VA 3744 |
| 1996 - ? 1999 |
Department of Natural Resources and the Environment |
VA 3972 |
| By 1965 - 1977 |
Mines Department (also known as Department of Mines and Mining Department) |
VA 612 |
| Agency currently responsible for this SeriesAgency currently responsible for this Series |
| Description of this SeriesDescription of this Series |
- How to use the Records
Refer to the index directly.
An index to petroleum wells was maintained by the agency responsible for minerals and energy for many years. It was arranged in alphabetical order by the name of each well, for example, Admiral-1, Albacore-1, Albatross-1, etc. Wells were registered as they were named and the associated registration number was recorded on the card. For example, the well Admiral-1 was registered as W1016.
- Function / Content
The card index showed brief information about each well, each downhole survey, and what sort of assets were received. Examples of assets were reports, printed well logs, CDs (Compact Disks), computer disks and tapes, well log tapes, etc. Further information included was the location of the exploration site (in abbreviated form), the name of the operator company, the contractor companies and the status of the well, e.g., dry, plugged and abandoned, oil show, etc. Reports related to the well were listed on the card for each well. Reports, logs, maps listed on the well card for each well were physically stored in well boxes by the agency (see VPRS 16150).
- Recordkeeping System
The index to wells was arranged in alphabetical order by name of well. The card index was superseded by the development of dBMap Oracle, an electronic database, in the mid-1990s within the Department of Primary Industries. Details that were on the index cards were also recorded in the dBMap database in a more structured manner.
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