====== Historical oil production in Germany 1871-1954 ======
When Shell closed its physical library in 2020, they offered the remaining stock to its employees. Many classics in were in there, in addition to a lot of old stuff which would have been trashed otherwise. One of the older things I picked up purely out of curiosity was a "Diplomarbeit"/M.Sc. Thesis on oil production in West Germany between 1879-1954. Some of the data from that thesis I am making available here.
The citation is:
@thesis{Sydow.Dipl.1955,
author = {Sydow, Richard},
date-added = {2021-03-06 15:40:35 +0100},
date-modified = {2021-03-06 15:43:28 +0100},
institution = {Universit{\"a}t Hamburg},
language = {deu},
location = {Hamburg, Germany},
pages = {52},
title = {{Die Entwicklung der Erd{\"o}l-Gewinnung und -Verarbeitung in Westdeutschland nach dem Zweiten Weltkriege}},
type = {Diplomarbeit},
year = {1955},
annote = {Origin: Biblioteek Koninklijke Shell Exploratie en Productie Laboratorium, Volmerlaan 6, Rijswijk (Z.H.). KSEPL Library E711 55-001}}
If you end up using the data published here, please cite the URL and the version of this site.
===== Table format =====
{{:scientificdata:de_histoilprod.png?600| German oil production in the years 1871-1954 in kilo tonnes}}
Fig 1: "Zahlentafel 1. Die deutsche Erdölförderung von 1871 bis 1954"
^ Year ^ Production [t] ^
| 1871 | 267 |
| 1872 | 409 |
| 1873 | 1700 |
| 1874 | 892 |
| 1875 | 781 |
| 1876 | 592 |
| 1877 | 865 |
| 1878 | 845 |
| 1879 | 895 |
| 1880 | 1309 |
| 1881 | 4108 |
| 1882 | 8158 |
| 1883 | 3755 |
| 1884 | 6490 |
| 1885 | 5815 |
| 1886 | 10385 |
| 1887 | 10444 |
| 1888 | 11920 |
| 1889 | 9591 |
| 1890 | 15226 |
| 1891 | 15340 |
| 1892 | 14527 |
| 1893 | 13974 |
| 1894 | 17465 |
| 1895 | 17051 |
| 1896 | 20395 |
| 1897 | 23303 |
| 1898 | 25987 |
| 1899 | 27027 |
| 1900 | 50375 |
| 1901 | 44095 |
| 1902 | 49725 |
| 1903 | 62680 |
| 1904 | 89620 |
| 1905 | 73869 |
| 1906 | 81350 |
| 1907 | 106379 |
| 1908 | 141900 |
| 1909 | 143244 |
| 1910 | 145168 |
| 1911 | 142992 |
| 1912 | 134986 |
| 1913 | 49725 |
| 1914 | 121082 |
| 1915 | 110347 |
| 1916 | 99258 |
| 1917 | 92664 |
| 1918 | 90643 |
| 1919 | 89323 |
| 1920 | 37440 |
| 1921 | 35026 |
| 1922 | 41995 |
| 1923 | 50770 |
| 1924 | 59352 |
| 1926 | 79124 |
| 1925 | 95421 |
| 1927 | 96904 |
| 1928 | 92029 |
| 1929 | 103306 |
| 1930 | 173859 |
| 1931 | 228522 |
| 1932 | 229799 |
| 1933 | 238511 |
| 1934 | 314635 |
| 1935 | 429678 |
| 1936 | 444653 |
| 1937 | 453339 |
| 1938 | 552074 |
| 1939 | 740783 |
| 1940 | 1056137 |
| 1941 | 901306 |
| 1942 | 742754 |
| 1943 | 711168 |
| 1944 | 721936 |
| 1945 | 547441 |
| 1946 | 649711 |
| 1947 | 576617 |
| 1948 | 635240 |
| 1949 | 841576 |
| 1950 | 1118616 |
| 1951 | 1366685 |
| 1962 | 1755430 |
| 1953 | 2188703 |
| 1954 | 2666321 |
===== Downloadable text format =====
The data can be downloaded as simple text file below. If you end up using the data for any purpose, please cite the thesis as well as the URL of this page. Also note that the data is provided under a [[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/|CC Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported]] license, any commercial use requires prior permission.
# Citation:
# URL: https://wiki.paleoearthlabs.org/scientificdata/de_historicaloilproduction
# Source:
# Richard Sydow. Die Entwicklung der Erdöl-Gewinnung und -Verarbeitung
# in Westdeutschland nach dem Zweiten Weltkriege, 1955.
# Diplomarbeit, Universität Hamburg, Deutschland
#
# Table 1/Zahlentafel 1
# ----------------------------
# Year Production
1871 267
1872 409
1873 1700
1874 892
1875 781
1876 592
1877 865
1878 845
1879 895
1880 1309
1881 4108
1882 8158
1883 3755
1884 6490
1885 5815
1886 10385
1887 10444
1888 11920
1889 9591
1890 15226
1891 15340
1892 14527
1893 13974
1894 17465
1895 17051
1896 20395
1897 23303
1898 25987
1899 27027
1900 50375
1901 44095
1902 49725
1903 62680
1904 89620
1905 73869
1906 81350
1907 106379
1908 141900
1909 143244
1910 145168
1911 142992
1912 134986
1913 49725
1914 121082
1915 110347
1916 99258
1917 92664
1918 90643
1919 89323
1920 37440
1921 35026
1922 41995
1923 50770
1924 59352
1926 79124
1925 95421
1927 96904
1928 92029
1929 103306
1930 173859
1931 228522
1932 229799
1933 238511
1934 314635
1935 429678
1936 444653
1937 453339
1938 552074
1939 740783
1940 1056137
1941 901306
1942 742754
1943 711168
1944 721936
1945 547441
1946 649711
1947 576617
1948 635240
1949 841576
1950 1118616
1951 1366685
1962 1755430
1953 2188703
1954 2666321