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This clip shows the process of mining natural gas from the ground, from scouting locations to drilling, in Pennsylvania in the 1950’s. This clip is describes the process of air drilling. A voice over narration describes the process. It begins with a WS of two male geologists scouting a drilling location. A CU of a compass. A MS of the men looking at the compass. A tractor removing cut trees to make space for the drilling equipment. A MS of men unloading piping from trucks. A shot of a man guiding piping into a hole. A closer shot of the same. A CU of the pipe going into the hole created by the drill bit. A WS of large compressors that supply air to the drill bit. A shot of the base of the rotating drill bit. A shot of a worker monitoring the drill bit. A shot of air, filled with debris created by the drill bit, shooting out of a pipe onto the ground. A CU of the pipe and the debris filled cloudy air shooting out of it.