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Survey of Crude Oil in Storage, 1936-1937

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines over surveys conducted on the crude-oil inventory in the United States. Sampling methods, and survey results are presented. Tables and graphs are included in this report.
Date: September 1938
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines. Petroleum Economics Division.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Mining Petroleum by Underground Methods: A study of Methods used in France and Germany and Possible Application to Depleted Oil Fields under American Conditions

Description: From Introduction: "That the percentages of extraction of petroleum from the ground may and undoubtedly will be greatly increased in the future by underground mining methods where natural conditions will permit seems logical. The limitations imposed by depth, temperature, and flow of water under high pressure through the sands will be discussed later."
Date: 1932
Creator: Rice, George S.
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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Development of the Oil Industry in Texas

Description: "The object of writing this thesis was to present a brief though fairly detailed history of the oil industry in Texas. The material and facts contained herein were gathered from various sources including books, newspapers, magazines, bulletins, radio programs, letters, and authorized conversations. The main body of this thesis is composed of seven chapters, each of which deals with a certain phase of the oil industry of its effects."--leaf iii
Date: August 1939
Creator: Roberts, Grace
Partner: UNT Libraries
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