HOW AN OIL REFINERY WORKS SHELL OIL HISTORIC FILM 71862

Support Our Channel : / periscopefilm
Made in the 1950s by the Shell Oil Company, "Refinery Process" goes behind the scenes at a huge oil refinery to show how crude oil is transformed into finished products. The film uses a combination of animation and live-action to present the story in a simple and entertaining style, how crude oil is separated into major fractions or "cuts". It then describes how complicated molecules are "cracked" into simpler molecules of the lighter, more valuable products by the application of heat and pressure.
This film is one of a series made by Shell as part of its public relations efforts. All the films in the series are well-made and use innovative techniques for their time. The company spent over $1 million dollars in the 1950s -- roughly $10 million in today's world -- on its film library.
An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful products such as petroleum naphtha, gasoline, diesel fuel, asphalt base, heating oil, kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas. Oil refineries are typically large, sprawling industrial complexes with extensive piping running throughout, carrying streams of fluids between large chemical processing units. In many ways, oil refineries use much of the technology of, and can be thought of, as types of chemical plants. The crude oil feedstock has typically been processed by an oil production plant. There is usually an oil depot (tank farm) at or near an oil refinery for the storage of incoming crude oil feedstock as well as bulk liquid products.
An oil refinery is considered an essential part of the downstream side of the petroleum industry.
Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. We collect, scan and preserve 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have films you'd like to have scanned or donate to Periscope Film, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the link below.
This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit www.PeriscopeFilm.com

Пікірлер: 304

  • @dossube
    @dossube2 жыл бұрын

    The narration, the visuals and the playing cards illustration made this video worth at least 1 year courses in petrochemical engineering. The traditional 4-year college curriculum for most majors needs a reform to make learning more accessible, straightforward and affordable. "Cut the rope!"

  • @appliedengineering4001

    @appliedengineering4001

    Жыл бұрын

    With the internet these days. Who need collage or universities any more. The only thing collage and universities are good for now days is to get a piece of paper and that's it. There was once a time when getting a higher education actually meant something. Not anymore.

  • @floorpizza8074

    @floorpizza8074

    Жыл бұрын

    @@appliedengineering4001 Your comment could actually be used as a reason why "collage" is needed now more than ever before in history.

  • @MANOFTIME

    @MANOFTIME

    5 ай бұрын

    ​@@floorpizza8074yep

  • @DomRiccobene
    @DomRiccobeneАй бұрын

    Out of all the 3D animated slop explaining refining on KZread, this by far the most informative and easy to understand.

  • @adcockerell
    @adcockerell Жыл бұрын

    I love these old films - everything explained in such simple ways. A masterpiece

  • @jmfa57
    @jmfa57 Жыл бұрын

    I was awarded my Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering in 1980. I wish this video (okay, film) had been shown in my Unit Operations class. It is excellent!

  • @Questington
    @Questington Жыл бұрын

    It seems there was a golden era of teaching in the 1950s (maybe ushered in by Richard Feynman) to explain things with simple words and strong visuals. Teaching you core concepts instead of vocabulary.

  • @CheckAG
    @CheckAG8 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant video, they explained things so much better in the old days!

  • @lgnlint

    @lgnlint

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Andrew Gordon Yeah, I love old educational films.

  • @moncorp1

    @moncorp1

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Ch0plol ~ When the soundtrack has a xylophone in it, you know its going to be good.

  • @pkdesantiago

    @pkdesantiago

    6 жыл бұрын

    Who knew watching an old video from 50s would score me an interview as an Oil Refinery worker

  • @mjrod1985

    @mjrod1985

    5 жыл бұрын

    Pedro De Santiago awesome! did u get the job?

  • @monkeymuggs

    @monkeymuggs

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@pkdesantiago I hope that I can use this Seemingly worthless Ptec degree to the same soon.

  • @anthonycammack2616
    @anthonycammack261611 ай бұрын

    Out of all the animations ive seen explaining this process, i never could fathom any of it, until this! That was an amazing learning movie, they did a great job-

  • @birukkifle8447
    @birukkifle84475 жыл бұрын

    This a course that take years of knowledge is explained in effective way in very short. Great job guys, for sharing your knowledge and making the world better.

  • @zachalexander963
    @zachalexander963 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Periscope for making this available. It's a shame that all of the modern renditions are devoid of specifics. Nowadays, profit comes before pursuit of knowledge any day. Hopefully one day films like these begin being made again in our country.

  • @adnankassem8114
    @adnankassem81146 жыл бұрын

    What a great film. I studied chemical engineering when I was in school. I feel like if they showed us this video - a lot of the concepts would have been really simple to understand the first time around. Thanks for posting.

  • @alexsmith-ob3lu

    @alexsmith-ob3lu

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think this film was designed for technicians, logistics personnel, and contract tradesmen. Not four year college bound engineering students. Community college and vocational schools teach way less theory than state college, so industry has to "help" their rookies with this technical documentary.

  • @edenbarrera7599
    @edenbarrera75994 жыл бұрын

    How could anyone thumbs down this video? It is a very well made and the explanation is on point.

  • @melamassoud7428

    @melamassoud7428

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hello, how are you doing?

  • @mikezylstra7514

    @mikezylstra7514

    Жыл бұрын

    a tree hugger I s'pose.

  • @MonkeyChicka
    @MonkeyChicka8 жыл бұрын

    I must have seen this film at least five times in grades 6 through 9 in the late 70s & early 80s. I can't get the image of the rising playing cards out of my head. That's pretty much what I have remembered about this film for the last few decades.

  • @GeorgeJansen
    @GeorgeJansen Жыл бұрын

    Love seeing all the pipes, tubes, gauges, regulators, tanks, cracking chambers, check valves, pressure valves etc etc.. at oil refineries ,

  • @terrykavanaugh2481
    @terrykavanaugh2481 Жыл бұрын

    I worked in an oil refinery 33 years..hell of a lot of climbing ladders..hauling on huge valve...dangerous conditions...hydroflouric acid..ammonia..chlorine...silicate..flue gas..fuel gas..sampling.. rounds...catastrophic failures of pumps..exchangers..fires..clearing out units for turn arounds...very difficult work..what a life.. death from nitrogen..h2s. Seen it all..smh

  • @daviddavidson7851

    @daviddavidson7851

    10 ай бұрын

    Ilived in south east texas for a long time and I moved away. I work at a paper mill now and paper mills are dangerous but I always tell my co workers they don't understand: When something happens with a refinery the whole town has to evacuate.

  • @carlosguzman2841

    @carlosguzman2841

    8 ай бұрын

    Refineries in Venezuela are worst jajaja I’d like you had seen actual conditions that they find each other

  • @TheEgg185

    @TheEgg185

    18 күн бұрын

    My daughter was killed on her first day of work when hot oil steam was released into her face.

  • @terrykavanaugh2481

    @terrykavanaugh2481

    18 күн бұрын

    @@TheEgg185 I'm so sorry.. I've had many injuries..but have made it. My deepest sympathy

  • @mikezylstra7514
    @mikezylstra7514 Жыл бұрын

    I've seen films on refining but I like the playing card imagery they use here. . Good way to illustrate it.

  • @bloqk16
    @bloqk162 жыл бұрын

    The 1950s was a marvelous time for educational films produced by Shell Oil and Bell Telephone with its Bell Science series (hosted by Frank Baxter); as I vividly recall as a kid in the mid-1960s watching such films in classes at school (US).

  • @mikezylstra7514

    @mikezylstra7514

    Жыл бұрын

    Bell Telephone made a number of excellent films both PR and employee training types. I thoroughly enjoy them.

  • @harshadashinde46
    @harshadashinde46 Жыл бұрын

    I loved the film , i have never understand this process . But I watching this video I got the process thank you so much for uploading it

  • @doctortabby
    @doctortabby4 жыл бұрын

    An easily understood explanation of this process. Timeless.

  • @Shivai1215
    @Shivai12155 жыл бұрын

    Wow, I find this video is the best one among all video which are available on youtube

  • @PappyGunn
    @PappyGunnАй бұрын

    Straightforward and practical demo of the process at the start of the video. Very good

  • @cattleprods911
    @cattleprods9112 жыл бұрын

    I'm so addicted to videos like this, brilliant explanation.

  • @koalibuk2476
    @koalibuk24767 ай бұрын

    Fantastic illustrations

  • @andredegraaf1643
    @andredegraaf16433 ай бұрын

    This film is still the best explanation of refinery processes.

  • @tschengyu522
    @tschengyu5227 жыл бұрын

    It worth to watch this video before starting to learn processes in oil refinery. Every point is explained very well and easy to understand. The language used is also friendly even for non-English-speakers. Thanks for sharing!

  • @andrewhdz

    @andrewhdz

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, I'm native Spanish speaker but the explanation was friendly for people with Intermediate English skills (I believe even for Begginer English people)

  • @djohanson99
    @djohanson99 Жыл бұрын

    I leave this video a smarter man. That was good. I suggest you watch this if you wish to know the basics of making oil into automobile gas.

  • @Dmitriy_Pivko
    @Dmitriy_Pivko Жыл бұрын

    Excelent video, this explanation cost for two semesters in petroleum university

  • @derrickk901208
    @derrickk9012087 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for uploading the video! So well explained!

  • @hmbpnz
    @hmbpnz6 жыл бұрын

    Excellent film. Thank you.

  • @stevenmalcomb4168
    @stevenmalcomb4168 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent video. Very accurate. Made an old distillation column operator smile. You should definitely watch this video before reading any distillation book written by Henry Kister.

  • @leeksoup3199

    @leeksoup3199

    Жыл бұрын

    I’d love to hear any interesting stories/insights from your time working on these.

  • @jagdishvirkar9772
    @jagdishvirkar977211 ай бұрын

    Best documentry Thanks lot👍🙏

  • @lonnieanderson4233
    @lonnieanderson4233 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for uploading this film. I seen this in school class two different times and always tried to find it on web.

  • @lynnleigha580
    @lynnleigha580 Жыл бұрын

    My father retired from there, thankfully before Brandon got in office. My dad was a supervisor for 36 years. He use to call it prison because it was 12 hour shifts

  • @abhijeetgavali9058
    @abhijeetgavali9058 Жыл бұрын

    well explained on the basics , superb.

  • @dsandoval9396
    @dsandoval93964 жыл бұрын

    Man, at first I thought this was going to be a propaganda film, not even five minutes in and I'm glued to the screen.

  • @somucin
    @somucin4 жыл бұрын

    Excellent! A topic so easily explained.

  • @WifeBTR123
    @WifeBTR1236 жыл бұрын

    The surface area of 6000 sq ft blew my mind.

  • @laurelviolet

    @laurelviolet

    5 жыл бұрын

    I actually felt my mind expand at this point, lol

  • @banderfayyomi4745
    @banderfayyomi47458 жыл бұрын

    Wendrful , thank you to share the knowledge

  • @user-iz8bc8ph2d
    @user-iz8bc8ph2d4 жыл бұрын

    The best video with the best explanation. Old stays gold. Thank you for sharing.

  • @harishankartripathi5144
    @harishankartripathi51445 жыл бұрын

    Super video, very clear message.

  • @sebankunnath
    @sebankunnath7 ай бұрын

    fantastic and simple explanation of refinery process

  • @KennethStone
    @KennethStone Жыл бұрын

    Best explanation I've ever seen! Makes it very clear. Now I'm curious what's changed in the last 60-70 years... I also found this interesting because living in the SF Bay Area, there are a couple refineries around the bay (I know most people don't think of San Francisco and Big Oil in the same sentence , but this IS where Standard Oil got started, and is now called Chevron). So, I've driven past these oil tank farm and refineries since I was born, and was alway curious about what was going on.

  • @pranitadalvi2409
    @pranitadalvi24095 жыл бұрын

    Amazing work..guys

  • @elizabethb4634
    @elizabethb4634 Жыл бұрын

    fantastic video! really explains oil refinement well!

  • @meruraghavani4616
    @meruraghavani46165 жыл бұрын

    Appreciable work 👌👌👌

  • @markarca6360
    @markarca63606 жыл бұрын

    That process is called fractional distillation or fractionation. Crude oil is heated and then passes through a fractionation column. The products of the fractionation process depends on the temperature where that component starts to separate from the crude oil (Lowest temperature: top). To give a few examples, the precursor for aviation gasoline and jet fuel comes from the distillate that comes from the top of the fractionating column. Asphalt and paraffin wax comes from the bottom part of the column.

  • @jake_runs_the_world
    @jake_runs_the_world6 жыл бұрын

    wow this is sooo good

  • @CT-vm4gf
    @CT-vm4gf3 жыл бұрын

    Wow fascinating and so well explained.

  • @Crazcompart
    @Crazcompart9 ай бұрын

    Very thorough video that explains various stages in the refining processes... I would imagine by now, even more extensive molecular change processes have been introduced and developed...

  • @louiscervantez1639
    @louiscervantez1639 Жыл бұрын

    So very interesting and understandable ! Thank you

  • @gerardopagulong635
    @gerardopagulong6353 жыл бұрын

    Wow.. Brilliant video.. Thanks..

  • @tikitavi7120
    @tikitavi7120 Жыл бұрын

    Fascinating, as usual.

  • @Beezmantv
    @Beezmantv2 жыл бұрын

    *This was soooo Educational!!* Thank you for keeping this Film on KZread. ☺️☺️📚📚📚📊📊 💰💰💵💵💵

  • @Volodka7000
    @Volodka70005 жыл бұрын

    Perfect! And that is 50s! Fascinating!

  • @sup2069

    @sup2069

    5 жыл бұрын

    60s ?

  • @Gannett2011
    @Gannett20112 жыл бұрын

    Like other commenters have said, very clear and concise explanation of the process. I wonder if it was made later than the 50s, though; the style and presentation seem a little more informal, and the music at 20:06 is "Trade and Commerce" by Johnny Pearson from a 1968 KPM LP "Orchestral Kaleidoscope".

  • @deltapee9259

    @deltapee9259

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for explaining were the tunes come from! If you look at the 11:20 the film shows what looks like a ‘69 Pontiac.

  • @telcobilly

    @telcobilly

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@deltapee9259 I saw that too..

  • @Santosh-wx2xy
    @Santosh-wx2xy5 жыл бұрын

    exllent explanation

  • @asn65001
    @asn650014 жыл бұрын

    What an incredible video! I thought it was going to be cheesy, but damn, is it good!

  • @thillaigovindaraj7946
    @thillaigovindaraj7946 Жыл бұрын

    excellent explaination..

  • @cesarmaravi7915
    @cesarmaravi79156 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video!

  • @mrstratau6513
    @mrstratau65133 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating.

  • @kristinarain9098
    @kristinarain90983 жыл бұрын

    That Was AHH-Mayzing! I knew very little detail if any about this process other than crude oil is just distilled into gasoline in a process similar to distillation of pure alcohol into potable beverage alcohol only instead of discarding a 3rd of it , it's all kept and has different purposes This was a huge eye opener Thank you for posting !

  • @mattbriggs199
    @mattbriggs1995 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video ! Very well done for the year!!

  • @doctortabby

    @doctortabby

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well done for any year.

  • @subbiahranok4098
    @subbiahranok40984 жыл бұрын

    #Awesome 👍👍👍👍 ....ur explanation is mass... Every body can understand very easily..Tnq so much....

  • @MichaelVLang
    @MichaelVLang7 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic film, thanks for posting! It's a wonder these refineries don't end up in huge explosions.

  • @porterporter5506

    @porterporter5506

    7 жыл бұрын

    Michael Lang they do explode when not maintained or when knowledge or safety factors is missing. they haven't aloud any. refinerys to be built in the US in over 50 years I believe

  • @bubbajones6907

    @bubbajones6907

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's what I was thinking. All that heat with many tonnes of volatile flammable liquids and gases. It's amazing. Those refineries must be very well managed.

  • @jaik195701

    @jaik195701

    Жыл бұрын

    Refinery fires can Be bad

  • @adamgodwin9875
    @adamgodwin98755 жыл бұрын

    very educational video.

  • @ShukokaiStu
    @ShukokaiStu4 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant video.

  • @robertkosowski1552
    @robertkosowski15527 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful video.

  • @scottholman3982
    @scottholman3982 Жыл бұрын

    I was hoping that they would include the coker in the explanation. That is the process where they take the heaviest material out of the crude oil, and make coke, which is used for industrial processes, as well as making anodes for aluminum production.

  • @bcubed72
    @bcubed727 жыл бұрын

    Damn, this works just like pappy's still!

  • @jehare7056

    @jehare7056

    7 жыл бұрын

    the reason a eedsw I am ex, gooda

  • @vajaynunthandass676
    @vajaynunthandass676 Жыл бұрын

    2chemical engineers (nephew&grand nephew)in my family. I live close to 2 oil refineries .l worked for Spoornet and my job took me to both refineries. Amazing experience. If one stands in front of the refineries it's sound is strange and eerie.

  • @jayantkumardas1987
    @jayantkumardas19873 жыл бұрын

    excellent video......thanks for sharing

  • @PeriscopeFilm

    @PeriscopeFilm

    3 жыл бұрын

    Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference.

  • @GeorgeJansen
    @GeorgeJansen Жыл бұрын

    Would love to see one made on oil pipe lines /distribution

  • @Corvid
    @Corvid6 жыл бұрын

    Vintage as shizzle! LOVE IT!

  • @marcellalibra
    @marcellalibra3 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video

  • @Freedom21stCenturi
    @Freedom21stCenturi Жыл бұрын

    this was awesome

  • @bday9629
    @bday96297 жыл бұрын

    the old videos explain so much better...

  • @nareshsaravanan9148
    @nareshsaravanan91485 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for Sharing!

  • @adalethakkaniyet4451
    @adalethakkaniyet44512 жыл бұрын

    İt could have not been better, impeccable.

  • @VIKASKUMAR-vu9fk
    @VIKASKUMAR-vu9fk6 жыл бұрын

    Useful

  • @enzymeyuexiang8894
    @enzymeyuexiang88946 жыл бұрын

    thank you

  • @careycummings9999
    @careycummings9999 Жыл бұрын

    Nice shiny new refinery! I wonder what it looks like now? This does a great job of explaining the whole refining process.

  • @zachalexander963

    @zachalexander963

    Жыл бұрын

    The Shell plant in La Porte, TX looks like it's scheduled for a LOPC sometime soon... They all look awful nowadays though haha; no reason to keep them shiny if they'll be retired by the end of the century.

  • @JimmyTheProstitute

    @JimmyTheProstitute

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@Zach Alexander I work at Shell Deer Park and I guarantee they are not shutting down anytime soon. Although you are correct these plants are dulapidated, neglected, and falling apart as we speak. I was wondering if this was actually the cat cracker thats out here now haha. It's all rust now. I've been to the top of that and the crude oil tower. They're tall.

  • @imarjibi14
    @imarjibi146 жыл бұрын

    very good

  • @fvdj2204
    @fvdj22046 жыл бұрын

    Good stuff

  • @leroyjones6958
    @leroyjones69586 ай бұрын

    This is how we need to learn!

  • @saulrodriguez9112
    @saulrodriguez91127 жыл бұрын

    I like the music

  • @branndonscott1
    @branndonscott1 Жыл бұрын

    That music hook around 6:30 is great.

  • @prasankong
    @prasankong7 жыл бұрын

    Great video (Y)

  • @XxxCannabioticxxX
    @XxxCannabioticxxX Жыл бұрын

    This is nice ! Super

  • @PeriscopeFilm

    @PeriscopeFilm

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Cheers! Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm

  • @frankveck7988
    @frankveck7988 Жыл бұрын

    Ahh, yes, the - not so - good old times! The retro-grade of this movie, the music, the theatrical speaker, the stop-motion, all is quite endearing. And as things sometimes go, it happened in the last weeks that I wrote a few articles about procedures in the Dangote refinery close to Lagos (for a knowledge platform I am not allowed to mention here) - and I could not have explained it better. I missed the term "naphtha" though, nowadays you do not get "straight run gasoline" from a distilling unit just like that. For explaining the reforming process I would have said a few words about "octane value" and what it means, otherwise it remains pointless - yet the RON became relevant ca. 15 years after this movie was made, so it is a surprise it was mentioned at all. All in all I agree with other comments: the creators obviously knew their stuff and really really were trying to pass on their knowledge. The stop-motion animation is hopelessly antiquated - and then again: the persons who put these molecule models together (in weeks of work for a few seconds of film) knew what these models actually mean, you can see the toluene molecules and xylene molecules. Modern CGI looks more slick of course, but you can tell often, that their makers do NOT know basic physics. And that the script department and the animation department live different lives and do NOT support each other. Tip to the hat. Despite the retro-vibe this 70-year-old film can be shown to anyone starting to work at a refinery today. It deserves more likes.

  • @onemoremisfit

    @onemoremisfit

    Жыл бұрын

    Except it is not 70 years old. As others have pointed out, there is a graphic of a late 1960s car at 11:22 in the section discussing how straight run gasoline does not have sufficient octane rating for a modern car.

  • @MarkDavis77
    @MarkDavis778 жыл бұрын

    wow, so this is what TV used to be like

  • @PeriscopeFilm

    @PeriscopeFilm

    8 жыл бұрын

    Mark Yolktern Actually this was an instructional film, not a TV show.

  • @michaelomalley6
    @michaelomalley6 Жыл бұрын

    Good stuff here

  • @slap3954
    @slap39548 жыл бұрын

    Its easy way of understanding O&G process video, who r all not working in O&G plant. thank u - shell & periscopefilm

  • @bestthing12
    @bestthing125 жыл бұрын

    wish they have same method of teaching in near future

  • @joeyjennings9548
    @joeyjennings9548 Жыл бұрын

    😬 cheezy music a must in the process i feel like im back in school watching lol

  • @pandukawb
    @pandukawb Жыл бұрын

    We take oil for granted!

  • @collinmc90
    @collinmc90 Жыл бұрын

    anybody else get stoned and watch these? Shits fascinating hahaha

  • @Theinatoriinator
    @Theinatoriinator2 жыл бұрын

    16:03 The danger is that if somehow, the catalyst drains out from the reactor when its shut off the hydrocarbons can leak into the regenerator where there is oxygen and can cause massive explosions. Proper maintence of the valves can prevent this.

  • @jtmartin8445

    @jtmartin8445

    2 жыл бұрын

    You mean proper inspection of said valves there’s no set replacement interval on this equipment every refinery has a different design and different design limitations that play into factoring a lifespan for the equipment that’s why Inspections on equipment like this are crucial

  • @someasiandude4797
    @someasiandude479711 ай бұрын

    I swear you could get a college degree by just watching these videos

  • @TheBigdog868
    @TheBigdog868 Жыл бұрын

    They left out the part where they drained my wallet 🤣🤣 Thanks folks! I'll be here all week!

  • @slendy3864
    @slendy38643 жыл бұрын

    It kinda works like my bong 😆👨‍🎓👨‍🏫😁

  • @ahmedoval3140
    @ahmedoval31403 жыл бұрын

    Field Operators ✊

Келесі