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Variable Characteristics of the Oil in the Tensleep Sandstone Reservoir, Elk Basin Field, Wyoming and Montana

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the characteristics of oil obtained from the Tensleep Sandstone Reservoir. The samples collected are analyzed for physical characteristics and presented in tables and graphs. The report also includes a map.
Date: April 1951
Creator: Espach, Ralph H. & Fry, Joseph
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Petroleum and Natural Gas Fields in Wyoming

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the oil and gas fields of Wyoming. As stated in the summary, "this study contains individual reports on 271 oil and gas fields in Wyoming. The location of each field is given; and, where available, maps of the fields, surface formations, and elevations" (p. 1).
Date: 1960
Creator: Biggs, Paul & Espach, Ralph H.
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Petroleum and Natural-Gas Fields in Wyoming

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines discussing 75 petroleum and natural gas fields studied throughout Wyoming. History, geographic location, geology, drilling methods, and detailed analyses are presented. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: 1941
Creator: Espach, Ralph H. & Nichols, H. Dale
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Refining of Light Petroleum Distillates

Description: From Scope of Report: "The first part of this report deals with the principal methods of refining light petroleum products, the equipment used, and the effects of the different refining agents. The second part of the report deals with a study of the value of fractionation as an aid to the refining of pressure distillates."
Date: 1930
Creator: Rue, H. P. & Espach, Ralph H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Manufacture of Paraffin Wax from Petroleum

Description: From Introduction: "The primary purpose of this bulletin is to describe the metallurgical treatment and properties of the alloys as developed in research at the laboratories of the Bureau of Mines at Rolla, Mo., and to present a substantial amount of unpublished data."
Date: 1935
Creator: Espach, Ralph H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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