261pp., + 2x8 page unpaginated b/w illustrated sections, 1x8 page unpaginated full colour illustrated section. Book clean, square, tight and 'as new'. Stylized dustjacket has very minor edgewear to head, else unmarked. In Australia each 'Wildcat' well, [the first well drilled into any new subsurface petroleum prospect, onshore or offshore], is given a name to identify it among thousands of others. These names are drawn from a myriad of possibilities; flora, fauna, ships, shipwrecks, navigators, race horses, mythology, Aboriginal words, etc. This book, divided into five sub-chaptered sections includes: Geography & Early History, Natural History, Science & Technology, Life, Disaster & The Other World, Whims, Humour & Oddities, Detailed Appendix. Well researched and written by an experienced petroleum industry writer, formerly a geologist. Book weight approx. 660g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.

Australia, Petroleum, Oil Wells, Australian History, Names of Oil Wells