'Military Report on The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's (South Iranian) Oilfield Area' [29v] (67/150)
The record is made up of 1 volume (69 folios). It was created in 1940. It was written in English. 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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It should be boiled and sterilized in the vicinity of towns and
villages.
Dari-i-Khazineh .—The water station is required to supply
a very small staff at this depot. The plant consists of a three
throw ram pump, which acts as a low lift pump from the river
Karun, pumping to several small settling tanks. A small Diesel
engine driven centrifugal pump, pumps from the settling tanks
to an elevated storage tank approximately 25 feet high. This
tank distributes over the small consuming area. The overall
capacity of the plant is 35,000 gallons per day.
Masjid-i-Sulaiman .—The whole of Masjid-i-Sulaiman Field
domestic and industrial water supply is taken from the River
Karim at Godar Landor. The entire pumping station is electri
cally operated by power supplied by 11,000 volt overhaul trans
mission from Tembi Power Generating Station.
The Godar Landor station consists of centrifugal low lift
pumps which draw from the river and deliver to settling tanks.
Centrifugal high lift pumps of 500.000 gallons per day capacity
at 800 lbs. discharge pressure, draw from the settling system
and deliver to the Field main storage tanks at Sar-i-Gatch.
The capacity of the station is 2,000,000 gallons per day. The
discharge line from the station to Sar-i-Gatch is a composite one
of 12 inch line and 13 inch line which has a capacity of 4,800,000
galls, per day at 800 lbs. initial pressure. At Sar-i-Gatch the
total tankage capacity is 16,200,000 gallons. From Sar-i-Gatch
the entire Field is fed by a distribution line net work.
Chlorination is carried out at the Godar Landor station.
Haft Kel .—The Haft Kel Field is supplied from a station
situated on the River Rud-i-Zard. The site is at a point a
short distance up stream from where the Rud-i-Ala joins the
Rud-i-Zard. {Note :—The water of the Rud-i-Ala is very much
harder than the water of the Rud-i-Zard.)
The station consists of two steam driven centrifugal pumps
capacity 500,000 gall, per day each at 750 feet head. The
Boiler and line capacity limit the operation to one pump only.
The Field storage, which is situated at a distance of 12-5
miles from the station consists of a total of 2,870,000 gallons.
Chlorination is carried out at the pumping station.
Oach Saran .—The present Gach Saran Field supply is taken
from a series of water wells situated at Du-Gambadun (Pumping
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Military report compiled at the General Staff, Army Headquarters, India, and printed in Simla by The Manager, Government of India Press, 1940.
The volume begins with a preface (folio 3) in which notes on authorities consulted in compiling the report are given. The rest of the report is divided into nine chapters (I-IX), plus appendices, each covering a different subject, as follows:
- Chapter I: General Description of the Area
- Chapter II: Climate
- Chapter III: Population
- Chapter IV: Base Ports
- Chapter V: Lines of Communication and Transportation Facilities
- Chapter VI: Signal Communications
- Chapter VII: Economic Resources and Supplies
- Chapter VIII: Engineer and Ordnance Facilities
- Chapter IX: Medical Facilities
- Appendices
In a pocket at the back of the volume are the following maps and charts:
- Abadan and Bawarda (map) (folio 64)
- Naseri and Ahwaz, showing new bridge (map) (folio 65)
- Dar-i-Khazineh (map) (folio 66)
- Diagram of wireless communications (map) (folio 67)
- Sketch map showing flood water, February-March 1938 (folio 68)
- Road distance mileage chart (folio 69)
- Comparative bridge loading table (folio 70)
One of the maps listed in the contents is missing: 'Map of A. I. O. C. [Anglo-Iranian Oil Company] Central and Southern areas showing oilfields, pipelines, telephone and telegraph lines'.
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- 1 volume (69 folios)
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There is a contents page at the front of the volume (ff 5-6) which refers to the volume's original pagination.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 71; 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. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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