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Geology of Eocene Rocks and Oil Yields of Green River Oil Shales on Part of Kinney Rim, Washakie Basin, Wyoming

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines discussing the geology and oil-yield of the Green River in the Washakie Basin, Wyoming. Evaluations of the geology and oil-shale resources of the area are presented. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1973
Creator: Trudell, Laurence G.; Roehler, Henry W. & Smith, John Ward
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Green River Formation Lithology and Oil Shale Correlations in the Piceance Creek Basin, Colorado

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines discussing the oil-shale formations of the Green River in the Piceance Creek Basin. Detailed descriptions of oil-shale samples taken from the Green River formation are presented. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and a photograph.
Date: 1970
Creator: Trudell, Laurence G.; Beard, Thomas N. & Smith, John Ward
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Instrument to Measure the Initial Deformation of Rock Around Underground Openings

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over development of the tunnel stress relaxation gage. As stated in the introduction, "this report summarizes development and modification of a tunnel stress relaxation gage (TSR) designed to measure initial and long-term deformation around underground excavations" (p. 1). This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1978
Creator: Beus, Michael J.; Phillips, Earl L. & Waddell, Galen G.
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Pressure Distribution in Irregularly Bounded Reservoirs

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over petroleum reservoir pressure distribution. As stated in the introduction, "the purpose of this investigation is to provide the petroleum engineer with the computer techniques to determine quickly the pressure distribution in a petroleum reservoir" (p. 1). This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1972
Creator: Higgins, R. V. & Leighton, A. J.
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Production Potential of Copper Deposits Associated with Permian Red Bed Formations in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines on the copper deposits in the Permian red beds from north-central Texas through Oklahoma, and into southwestern Kansas. Geologic and economic properties of the copper ore are documented. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: August 1970
Creator: Stroud, R. B.; McMahan, A. B.; Stroup, R. K. & Hibpshman, M. H.
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