Talk:D'Arcy Concession

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but as his role quickly faded out, D'Arcy began a subsidiary of the Anglo-Iranian company to look for further oil exploration sites. D'Arcy Exploration Company was created to continue the exploration for oil in other countries. See Dukes Wood, Eakring, Oil field, Nottingham. [ Britains best kept war time secret ] William Nox D'Arcy died in 1917. ref name="Yergin 2008, p.132"/> Regardless, AIOC became one of the most powerful oil companies in the world with the largest oil refinery in the world and became an asset to British Imperial interests for the next 50 years.

D'Arcy Exploration Company

Until the end of World War One, the possibility of import blockades had not been considered, the government's response was to focus on Derbyshire and reports of oil seepage in the local coal seams. In May 1919 drilling exploration was started and in June 1919 oil was produced and continued until 1927, however in 1921 the Government decided to close all oil wells and further drilling until Parliament resolved a question on land/mineral ownership rights. With the secession of war, and the availability of oil imports the matter of rights was not resolved until the Petroleum Act 1934 was passed, vesting CROWN OWNERSHIP of all mineral oil not discovered at that time. Anglo-Iranian Oil Co immediately launched a major UK oil exploration program with its D'Arcy Exploration Company. The program was started out near Portsmouth in 1936 along with sites in Hampshire, Dorset and Sussex, these were all found to be poor development areas. D'Arcy operations then moved into the Midlands and Northern regions, with the most significant find being at Eakring, North Nottinghamshire. The early UK rotary drilling system used at this time was costly, elaborate and time consuming, when compared to the developments, innovations and equipment used in the USA. With the advent of the Second World War and shortages in materials, a meeting was convened with the US Government in 1942, this resulted in Anglo/American assistance with the supply of 'state of the art' equipment and methods. 42 experienced 'Roughnecks' arrived in February 1943,the average age was 24 and were billeted at the Anglican Monastery at Kelham, Notts, from March 1943 and went home in March 1944. Whilst at Kelham they followed the Monastery rules, they also enjoyed the hospitality of the locals in the 'Fox Pub' after work and coined the nickname of 'Robes & Rogues'. Their assistance led to great improvements in time and costs, leading to a dramatic 5 times development in the oil field expansion in Eakring and the UK. The only regret was the tragic fatal accident of Herman Douthit on Nov 13 1943. A seven foot high bronze monument now stands in Dukes Wood called the "THE OIL PATCH WARRIORS" to name, acknowledge and celebrate their work, contribution and commitment to their work at Eakring. During World War Two, waves of German bombers continually flew over the Eakring Oil Field to hit the Industries in and around Sheffield, one of the most bombed cities in the UK, oblivious that they were flying over one of the best kept secrets of the war. The Eakring Oil secret went on to produce 2,269,305 barrels of oil for the war effort, equivalent to a yearly contribution of 43 sea going oil tankers.

Eakring Developments

From its initial discovery and extraction of oil at Eakring in 1939, D'Arcy Co used and strived to improve on existing oil exploration and extraction methods. This enthusiasm by the Eakring staff for innovation and development was further enhanced by the parent Anglo-Iranian Staff, i.e. Chief engineer Mr Arthur Hartley, father of the WW2 'PLUTO' underwater pipeline concept, and the later establishment of Kirklington Hall in 1950 for research and development. During this period D'Arcy Exploration had devolved back to Anglo-Iranian Oil Co in 1950, and then to BP Exploration Co in 1954. The name had changed over the years, but the ethos of dedication, innovation and development over this period did not, as can be seen from the achievements attained:

1. First commercial oil well in UK 1939
2. First commercial oil field in the UK at Dukes Wood, Eakring
3. First to use fluid injection into Eakring oil field to increase production with two Vertical Triple Ram Pumps, manufactured by Tangye Pumps, Cornwell Works, Birmingham, operating at 3000rpm and 1500psi. A plaque in the Eakring pump house recorded that these pumps were from the 'PLUTO' project. Obtained after the Bristol Channel and Clyde system testing was completed Dec 1942, monitored by Mr Arthur Hartley of AIO
4. Produced 2,269,305 barrels of oil for the war effort
5. World's First self powered dill bit, driven by a turbine running off the lubricating mud used in drilling.Invented by Sir Frank Whittle and involved as Engineering Specialist during on site testing on the Eakring Works Site
6. First oil well in world to be drilled with self powered drill bit in 1953 at Plungar
7. First Hydrocarbon Survey carried out on South Highlands in Papua, New Guinea c1955, led by Frank Rickwood and included an Eakring Field Geologist G.Brunstrom. This survey also involved making 'first contact' with the Papua Highlanders, who at that time were Head Hunters. The expedition was filmed as it progressed, and shown later to the Eakring staff in their canteen
8. First to use slant drilling technique in the 1960s, after being developed at Eakring in late 1950s from a problem of a lost drill bit in the bottom of bore hole. Eakring Engineering Workshop made up a tubular wedge named a "WHIPSTOCK" from well casing, this was used to deflect the new drill bit clear of the obstruction
9. First to discover hydrocarbon in the North Sea 1965 by the Sea Gem Rig
10. First oil discovered in the UK sector [Forties Field] by an Eakring Drill Crew

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D'Arcy Exploration Company was incorporated in 1914 and originally intended as the vehicle for taking over National Bank of Turkey stake in Turkish Petroleum Company altho it never happened, Anglo Persian Oil Company eventually took it. D'Arcy died during WW1 (1917)and APOC continued to use the company as an exploration company.

Some of this could maybe go to Eakring Selfstudier (talk) 13:13, 24 August 2017 (UTC)

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