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Hydrogenation of Petroleum and Lignite Tar Distillates

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines regarding the operation of the Coal Hydrogenation Demonstration Plant in Missouri. This report summarizes the operating experience gained and the characteristics of the products created during operation of the plant. The report includes graphs, tables, and illustrations.
Date: April 1950
Creator: Clarke, E. A.; Chaffee, C. C. & Hirst, L. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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National Motor-Gasoline Survey: Winter, 1949-50

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the motor fuel sold in the U. S. during the winter of 1949-1950. Properties and trend characteristics of the fuel sold are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, and a map.
Date: June 1950
Creator: Blade, O. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of the Lake Shore Copper Deposits, Pinal County, Arizona

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the drilling for copper deposits near Pinal County, Arizona in 1949. Topographic and geologic mapping, drilling, and field tests were studied. Tables, maps, and illustrations are presented.
Date: July 1950
Creator: Romslo, T. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Development of a Mobile Compressor and Utility Station

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the development of a mobile compressor and utility station in the oil-shale mine near Rifle, Colorado during 1949. The report includes photographs and illustrations of the mobile station.
Date: July 1950
Creator: Wright, Fred D. & Ballinger, Homer J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Improvements in Methods for Preparing Thin Sections of Rock

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the importance and instructions for preparing thin sections of rock for microscopic examination. Proper instructions and methods for preparation of thin sections are presented. The report includes photographs.
Date: June 1950
Creator: Gibbs, Harold L. & Evans, LaMar G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effect of Oil-Base Drilling Fluid Filtrate on Analysis of Cores from South Coles Levee, California, and Rangely, Colorado Fields

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the study of contamination of cores obtained with conventional core barrels. The effect of the oil-based drilling fluid and analysis of the cores are presented. The report includes tables, graphs, and illustrations.
Date: August 1950
Creator: Gates, Gates L.; Morris, Frank C. & Caraway, W. Hodge
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Burning Anthracite Barley on a Chain-Grate Stoker in a Two-Arch Furnace

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the use of anthracite barley as a fuel for a chain-grate stoker in a two-arch furnace. The efficiency and capacity of the anthracite barley as fuel is presented. Tables, graphs, and illustrations are included in the report.
Date: August 1950
Creator: Burdick, L. R. & Morgan, R. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Temperature Entropy Chart of Thermodynamic Properties of Nitrogen

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the complete revision of the temperature entropy chart developed 25 years prior. The revised chart presented shows the thermodynamic properties of nitrogen.
Date: September 1950
Creator: Burnett, E. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on estimates of known deposits of coking coal in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. Studies on the properties of coal and coal blends from the area are presented. The report includes maps and tables.
Date: October 1950
Creator: Dowd, James J.; Turnbull, Louis A.; Toenges, Albert L.; Cooper, H. M.; Abernethy, R. F.; Reynolds, D. A. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Some Innovations in Equipment For Scaling High Roofs and Mine Walls

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines describing the methods and equipment developed at the oil-shale mine near Rifle, Colorado. This report includes photographs and illustrations documenting this equipment.
Date: October 1950
Creator: Brown, Brinton C.; Wright, Fred D. & Ballinger, Homer J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Petroleum Engineering Study of the Weber Pool, Washington County, Oklahoma

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the development and exploitation of oil from Weber Pool in Washington County. Studies on possible recovery of known oil reserves are presented. This report includes maps, illustrations, tables, and graphs.
Date: December 1950
Creator: Johnston, Kenneth H. & Moot, C. W., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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National Annual Diesel-Fuel Survey, 1950

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on diesel fuel consumption during the 1950 calendar year. Analysis on 266 samples of diesel fuel and their characteristics are presented. This report includes tables, and a map.
Date: November 1950
Creator: Blade, O. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Indiana County, Pennsylvania

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the known deposits of coking coal in Indiana County. The properties and characteristics of the coal and coal blends sampled are presented. The report includes tables and maps.
Date: December 1950
Creator: Dowd, James J.; Turnbull, Louis A.; Toenges, Albert L.; Cooper, H. M.; Abernethy, R. F.; Reynolds, D. A. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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National Motor-Gasoline Survey: Summer 1950

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the motor fuels sold in the U. S. during the summer of 1950. Properties and trend characteristics of the fuel samples collected are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, and a map.
Date: December 1950
Creator: Blade, O. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Properties of Crude Oil From the Greasewood Flat Area in Colorado

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on two samples of crude oil collected from the Greasewood Flat area of northwestern Colorado. These samples were analyzed for many characteristics, and an approximate summary of those characteristics are presented. The report contains two tables of data.
Date: May 1932
Creator: Rue, H. P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Gas Injection into the McClosky Limestone in the Griffin and New Harmony Oil Fields, Indiana and Illinois

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines conducted a study on the injection of gas into the McClosky limestone in northern Illinois and Indiana. The resulting increases in oil and gas production from this area are presented. The report includes maps, graphs, tables, and illustrations.
Date: July 1945
Creator: Riggs, C. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Survey of Tin in California

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on a survey of tin deposits in California. A focus on tin deposits in Kern and San Bernardino Counties are presented. The report includes two maps.
Date: April 1946
Creator: Bedford, Robert H. & Johnson, F. T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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National Motor-Gasoline Survey: Summer 1945

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the motor fuels sold in the summer of 1945. Analysis of the properties of fuel samples collected is presented. This report includes tables, graphs, and a map.
Date: January 1946
Creator: Blade, O. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Exploration of Red Mountain Chromite Deposits, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines investigating the chromite deposits of Red Mountain on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. Research methods include surface sampling and core drilling. The report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: April 1946
Creator: Rutledge, Franklin A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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