'File 10/27 Drilling for water by BAPCO'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File 10/27 Drilling for water by BAPCO'
- Date:
- 1946/1950
- Description:
- Abstract: The file mainly contains correspondence and telegrams between the Political Agent in Bahrain, the Political Resident in Bushire, the Adviser to the Government in Bahrain, Charles Darlymple Belgrave, and representatives of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) on the use of water resources and on the drilling of water wells in Bahrain.There are diagrams and plans:'Sitra Island. G-R/1a (Parcel #19) to Halat - a strip of land for pipeline, telephone line and road purposes' (f. 43A);'Flow Tests Ain-Al-Raha' (f. 55A);'Reservation for Water Wells & Pumping Station' (2 copies on ff. 65A, 71A);'Mohamad Bin Rashid Bin Hindi's water well' (f. 105).There are letters in Arabic, to and from the Sheikh of Bahrain.There is an index at the end of the file (folios 151-161).Physical description: The foliation is written in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. It begins with the first page of writing, on number 1, then 2-42; 43, 43A; 44-54; 55, 55A; 56-64; 65,65A; 55-70; 71, 71A; 72-102; 103,103A; 104, 105, 106, 106A; 107-114; 115, 115A and then it carries on to 162, which is the last number given on the inside of the back cover of the file.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Groundwater
Petroleum industry - Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000274_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000274_en
IOR/R/15/2/453
IOR/R/15/2/453