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Developments in Waterflooding and Pressure Maintenance in Osage County, Oklahoma Oilfields, 1961

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines discussing waterflooding techniques used in Osage County, Oklahoma. As stated in the introduction, "information on each individual project covered in this report includes the early history, methods used to complete wells, source and treatment of water, description of automatic custody-transfer systems, oil production-decline curves, mineral analysis of waters, typical electric logs and core analyses, development maps, and the results of waterflooding" (p. 2)… more
Date: 1961
Creator: Johnston, Kenneth H. & Castagno, Joe L.
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Experiments in the Use of Back Pressures on Oil Wells

Description: Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over experiments conducted on the back pressure of oil wells. The results of the experiments are presented and discussed. This paper includes tables, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: September 1924
Creator: Swigart, T. E. & Bopp, C. R.
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History of Water Flooding of Oil Sands in Oklahoma

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the oil production from water injection methods. As noted in the introduction, "it is the purpose of this report to present data such as volume of oil produced monthly, volume of water injected monthly, spacing of wells, number of injection wells and oil wells, and other such pertinent information" (p. 5). This report includes tables, graphs, maps, and illustrations.
Date: November 1943
Creator: Taliaferro, David Benjamin & Logan, David M.
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Petroleum-Engineering Study of Flat Rock Oil Field, Osage County, Oklahoma

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over engineering studies conducted on the Flat Rock oil field. As stated in the introduction, "this report of a petroleum-engineering study of the Flat Rock oil field, Osage County, Okla., describes the geology, reviews the production history, and estimates remaining oil reserves" (p. 1). This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: January 1954
Creator: Riggs, Calvin Harold; Wey, J. E. & Maude, J. V.
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Petroleum-Engineering Study of the Quapaw Pool, Osage County, Oklahoma

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the petroleum engineering near the Quapaw Pool in Osage County, Oklahoma. The study includes analysis of secondary-recovery methods of petroleum in the Quapaw Pool. The report contains tables, maps, and photographs.
Date: October 1952
Creator: West, James A.
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