Helium-Bearing Natural Gases of the United States: Analyses and Analytical Methods

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Report published by the U.S. Bureau of Mines containing the results of a survey of the natural gas resources available in the United States. From the summary:"The Results of a Bureau of Mines survey of helium resources are given in this report and comprise gas analyses and accompanying data on more than 2,100 samples that have been collected in 30 States. The survey to determine the Nation's helium resources has been carried on in all natural-gas-producing areas of the United States since the inception of the Government's helium program in 1917. The primary purpose of the report is to present … continued below

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iv, 141 p. : ill.

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Anderson, C. C. & Hinson, H. H. 1951.

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  • Main Title: Helium-Bearing Natural Gases of the United States: Analyses and Analytical Methods
  • Series Title: United States Bureau of Mines Reports
  • Added Title: United States Bureau of Mines Bulletin 486

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Report published by the U.S. Bureau of Mines containing the results of a survey of the natural gas resources available in the United States. From the summary:"The Results of a Bureau of Mines survey of helium resources are given in this report and comprise gas analyses and accompanying data on more than 2,100 samples that have been collected in 30 States. The survey to determine the Nation's helium resources has been carried on in all natural-gas-producing areas of the United States since the inception of the Government's helium program in 1917. The primary purpose of the report is to present the results of this work in a tabulated form. A secondary purpose is to make public the historical background of the helium survey and to describe the methods of collecting gas samples and analyzing them. Detailed descriptions are given of the analytical equipment and procedures used in making the analyses" (p. 1).

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iv, 141 p. : ill.

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  • Report No.: Bulletin 486
  • OCLC: 8062546
  • SuDoc Number: I 28.3:486
  • Library of Congress Control Number: 51-60806
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc12645

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  • Helium-Bearing Natural Gases of the United States: Analyses and Analytical Methods, Supplement to Bulletin 486, United States Bureau of Mines Bulletin 576, ark:/67531/metadc12731
  • Helium-Bearing Natural Gases of the United States: Analyses, Second Supplement to Bulletin 486, United States Bureau of Mines Bulletin 617, ark:/67531/metadc12769

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Helium-Bearing Natural Gases of the United States: Analyses and Analytical Methods, Supplement to Bulletin 486 (Report)

Helium-Bearing Natural Gases of the United States: Analyses and Analytical Methods, Supplement to Bulletin 486

Supplementary report from the U.S. Bureau of Mines regarding the results of a survey of the natural gas (helium) resources available in the United States. From the summary: "Certain source data and results of analysis pertinent to 1,575 gas samples, which have been obtained from 26 States, Alaska, and Canada (only a few from the latter 2 regions) and analyzed in connection with the helium-survey program of the Bureau of Mines, are presented in tabular form. This publication is supplementary to Bulletin 486 of the Bureau of Mines. Samples analyzed from late 1947 to around May 1956 are included in this bulletin and augment the samples reported in Bulletin 486" (p. 1).

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Helium-Bearing Natural Gases of the United States: Analyses and Analytical Methods, Supplement to Bulletin 486, United States Bureau of Mines Bulletin 576, ark:/67531/metadc12731

Helium-Bearing Natural Gases of the United States: Analyses, Second Supplement to Bulletin 486 (Report)

Helium-Bearing Natural Gases of the United States: Analyses, Second Supplement to Bulletin 486

Supplementary report from the U.S. Bureau of Mines regarding the results of a survey of the natural gas (helium) resources available in the United States. From the summary: "Results of analyses by the Bureau of Mines of 1,444 samples from oil and gas wells and natural gas pipelines collected from 23 states are presented in the Bulletin in tabular form. The information is from samples collected in the period May 1956 to January 1961 and supplements earlier publications" (p. 1). The summary also notes that the samples include several new sources in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, which were discovered after May 1956 and found to be unlike the samples from previous reports.

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Helium-Bearing Natural Gases of the United States: Analyses, Second Supplement to Bulletin 486, United States Bureau of Mines Bulletin 617, ark:/67531/metadc12769

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Anderson, C. C. & Hinson, H. H. Helium-Bearing Natural Gases of the United States: Analyses and Analytical Methods, report, 1951; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc12645/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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