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The
Trust was established to support educational
programs, exhibits, projects, special events,
conferences, seminars, meetings, awards,
endowment of Chairs, and scholarships operated,
administered and conducted by other non-profit
groups, organizations, and Canadian universities,
technical colleges or educational institutions
for the the purposes of promoting, educating, or
disseminating information related to, the
petroleum industry.
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The Trust has endowed a
number of projects designed to give students a
better background of the industry: One such
project is "Oil From a Stone". In
partnership with the Energeum and the Calgary
Science Centre a permanent exhibit has been built
at the Energeum in Calgary. "Oil From a
Stone" will assist in promoting an awareness
of the energy resources industry.
Another
project approved of by the Trust is the
restoration and preservation of the "Dingman
No. 1 Discovery Well" at Heritage Park in
Calgary. The Dingman is an exact replica of the
original, built by W.S. Herron's Calgary
Petroleum Products Company
in 1913. The well demonstrates the cable tool
method of drilling, used in the early days of oil
exploration.
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