Conditioning Water for Secondary-Recovery in Midcontinent Oil Fields (open access)

Conditioning Water for Secondary-Recovery in Midcontinent Oil Fields

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on results from a study of water-injection plants in the mid-continent oil producing area. The report lists the field methods used, and the analysis of available water for injection. This report includes maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: December 1952
Creator: Watkins, J. Wade; Willett, F. R., Jr. & Arthur, Charles E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mechanical Equipment Used in the Drilling and Production of Oil and Gas Wells in the Oklahoma City Field (open access)

Mechanical Equipment Used in the Drilling and Production of Oil and Gas Wells in the Oklahoma City Field

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines discussing the mechanical equipment used in oil and gas wells of the Oklahoma City field. As stated in the introduction, "this paper presents the results of a study devoted chiefly to new equipment that has been developed to meet the requirements of drilling and producing operations in the Oklahoma City field and that has been accepted by drilling contractors and operators" (p. 1). This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1934
Creator: Wade, Gustav, 1885-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oil and Gas Wells through Workable Coal Beds: Papers and Discussions (open access)

Oil and Gas Wells through Workable Coal Beds: Papers and Discussions

From Preface: "In carrying out such a policy with reference to the subject under consideration, the Bureau of Mines invited the State geologists, mine inspectors, and a number of coal operators and oil and gas well drillers from the States interested to meet representatives of the Bureau of Mines in Pittsburgh, Pa., for a discussion of the subject during February 7 and February 8, 1913. This adjourned meeting of the conference will be held at an early date and its report will be printed in a later edition of this bulletin, with such additional suggestions as may be received by the Bureau of Mines. The bureau will be glad, therefore, to receive at the earliest practicable date any additional suggestions or any additional information throwing light on the matters discussed in this bulletin."
Date: 1913
Creator: Rice, George S. & Hood, O. P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Petroleum Engineering Study of the West Red River Field, Tillman County, Oklahoma (open access)

Petroleum Engineering Study of the West Red River Field, Tillman County, Oklahoma

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on petroleum engineering in Oklahoma. Details of the drilling operations are presented. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: March 1949
Creator: Hill, H. B.; Johnston, Kenneth H.; Coleman, T. L. & Seward, J. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Use of Mud-Laden Fluid in Oil and Gas Wells (open access)

The Use of Mud-Laden Fluid in Oil and Gas Wells

From Introduction: "Technical Paper 66 deals with the mud-laden fluid process in general and No. 68 with its application in Oklahoma. Rather than reprint these publications, it has been considered advisable to replace them with the present report, which includes the results of more recent investigations. The methods of using mud-laden fluid are an outgrowth of the rotary drilling system, which was developed in Texas and later employed in Louisiana and California."
Date: 1916
Creator: Lewis, James O. & McMurray, William F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Petroleum-Engineering Study of Healdton Oil Field, Carter County, Oklahoma (open access)

Petroleum-Engineering Study of Healdton Oil Field, Carter County, Oklahoma

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over petroleum-engineering studies conducted at the Healdton oil field. The methods used for the study are presented. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: February 1953
Creator: Riggs, C. H.; Wey, John E.; Sanabria, Edward, Jr.; Meadows, Paul; Smith, William C. & West, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Decline and Ultimate Production of Oil Wells, with Notes on the Valuation of Oil Properties (open access)

The Decline and Ultimate Production of Oil Wells, with Notes on the Valuation of Oil Properties

From General Statement Purpose of the Report: "The present investigation was undertaken for the purpose of supplying some of the material so badly needed in the valuation and more efficient operation of oil properties. Because of the lack of time for further studies, the amount of data already accumulated and the policy of the Bureau of Mines of publishing as soon as possible any information that may be of use to an industry, the bulletin is issued now."
Date: 1919
Creator: Beal, Carl H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Developments in Waterflooding and Pressure Maintenance in Osage County, Oklahoma Oilfields, 1961 (open access)

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

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). This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: 1961
Creator: Johnston, Kenneth H. & Castagno, Joe L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of Recorded Exploration Drilling and Mine Workings, Tri-State Zinc-Lead District--Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma (open access)

Catalog of Recorded Exploration Drilling and Mine Workings, Tri-State Zinc-Lead District--Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing mining practices conducted in the tri-state district of Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. As stated in the introduction, "the catalog preserves the records of accomplished explorations and mine developments in the district and provides a readily available source of information for individuals and firms interested in planning mineral explorations, Government agencies estimating of reserves of mineral resources, and the mining industry for general use" (p. 1). This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations
Date: 1960
Creator: Brichta, Louis Chanborn
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910 Part 2. Descriptions of Samples (open access)

Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910 Part 2. Descriptions of Samples

From Introduction: "This volume contains the descriptions of the samples whose analyses are published in the preceding volume, Part I of this bulletin. The descriptions have been compiled from the notebooks of the persons who collected the samples, have been condensed from accounts given in published reports of the United States Geological Survey, or have furnished by the collection themselves. Inasmuch as the descriptions represent the work of many persons during a period of six years, and inasmuch as they were recorded under widely differing conditions, they necessarily vary in fullness detail."
Date: 1913
Creator: Lord, N. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Waste of Oil and Gas in the Mid-Continent Fields (open access)

Waste of Oil and Gas in the Mid-Continent Fields

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies of waste in oil and gas fields in the mid-continent area. As stated in the introduction, this report "describes the general amounts and kinds of waste, and attempts to show the importance of conserving these natural resources" (p. 5). This paper includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: May 1914
Creator: Blatchley, Raymond S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Petroleum-Engineering Study of the Quapaw Pool, Osage County, Oklahoma (open access)

Petroleum-Engineering Study of the Quapaw Pool, Osage County, Oklahoma

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.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Secondary-Recovery Practices and Oil Reserves in the Eastern Part of the Delaware-Childers Field, Nowata County, Oklahoma (open access)

Secondary-Recovery Practices and Oil Reserves in the Eastern Part of the Delaware-Childers Field, Nowata County, Oklahoma

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the oil recovery methods used in Nowata County, Oklahoma. Methods include vacuum use, and air-injection. This report includes tables, graphs, maps, and illustrations.
Date: December 1946
Creator: Johnston, Kenneth H. & Riggs, C. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Oklahoma (open access)

The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Oklahoma

Report documenting the suitability of Oklahoma for plant locations to produce synthetic liquid fuels, based on raw materials, water sources, and local interest.
Date: June 15, 1951
Creator: Ford, Bacon, and Davis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Problems Facing Coal Mining and Gas Production in the Hartshorne Coalbeds of the Western Arkoma Basin, Oklahoma (open access)

Problems Facing Coal Mining and Gas Production in the Hartshorne Coalbeds of the Western Arkoma Basin, Oklahoma

This report provides pertinent geologic information for long-range planning of subsurface coal and gas production from the Hartshorne Coalbeds. Problems encountered include the complex distribution of minable and un-minable coal, high methane content and bed pressure, faulting, variations in degree of dip, presence of natural gas fields in associated sandstones, and legal problems.
Date: 1983
Creator: Iannacchione, Anthony T.; Kertis, C. A.; Houseknecht, D. W. & Perry, J. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recent Developments in Water Flooding in Nowata County, Oklahoma: Oil Fields, 1954-55 (open access)

Recent Developments in Water Flooding in Nowata County, Oklahoma: Oil Fields, 1954-55

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over development of systematic flooding in oil field reservoirs. As stated in the introduction, "this report presents a discussion of four full-scale water-flooding projects in the Delaware-Childers field and 1 pilot project in the Curl Creek field" (p. 1). This report includes tables, graphs, maps, and illustrations.
Date: May 1955
Creator: Eakin, J. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Petroleum-Engineering Study of Muskogee Oilfield, Muskogee County, Oklahoma (open access)

Petroleum-Engineering Study of Muskogee Oilfield, Muskogee County, Oklahoma

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over petroleum-engineering studies conducted on the Muskogee oilfield. As stated in the introduction, "this report describes the geology and reviews the oil-production history of the Dutcher sands of Pennsylvania age in the Muskogee oilfield" (p. 1). This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: 1959
Creator: Riggs, Calvin Harold; Eakin, J. L. & Johnston, Kenneth H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Petroleum Engineering Study of the Weber Pool, Washington County, Oklahoma (open access)

Petroleum Engineering Study of the Weber Pool, Washington County, Oklahoma

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the development and exploitation of oil from Weber Pool in Washington County. Studies on possible recovery of known oil reserves are presented. This report includes maps, illustrations, tables, and graphs.
Date: December 1950
Creator: Johnston, Kenneth H. & Moot, C. W., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Underground Wastes in Oil and Gas Fields and Methods of Prevention (open access)

Underground Wastes in Oil and Gas Fields and Methods of Prevention

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over the underground wastes of oil and gas in drilling fields. As stated in the introduction, "the writers have endeavored to establish the manner and importance of underground waste by citing a few cases and to show the means whereby it can be prevented" (p. 5). This paper includes illustrations.
Date: July 1916
Creator: McMurray, William F. & Lewis, James O.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Petroleum-Engineering Study of Flat Rock Oil Field, Osage County, Oklahoma (open access)

Petroleum-Engineering Study of Flat Rock Oil Field, Osage County, Oklahoma

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.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mining and Milling of Lead and Zinc Ores in the Missouri-Kansas-Oklahoma Zinc District (open access)

Mining and Milling of Lead and Zinc Ores in the Missouri-Kansas-Oklahoma Zinc District

From Introduction: "This report of investigations carried on by the Bureau of Mines gives the methods used in mining and milling and indicates in some detail the conditions that affect the efficiency of those methods; it does not attempt to discuss the geology of the district, except incidentally, as this has been described in numerous reports by several geologists."
Date: 1918
Creator: Wright, Clarence A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coal-Mine Accidents in the United States and Foreign Countries (open access)

Coal-Mine Accidents in the United States and Foreign Countries

From Introduction: "The lack of comparable and accurate statistics of coal-mine accidents in the united States as a whole led the Bureau of Mines in 1911 to undertake the collection of such data. The mining departments of the leading foreign coal-producing countries have long taken cognizance of the importance of statistics. The bureau feels that in presenting the tables embodied in this report it is offering the and comparable statistics of coal-min accidents for the country as a whole that have ever been published."
Date: 1913
Creator: Horton, Frederick W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of Zinc-Lead Deposits on Extensions of the Miami Trough, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, and Cherokee County, Kansas (open access)

Investigation of Zinc-Lead Deposits on Extensions of the Miami Trough, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, and Cherokee County, Kansas

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on zinc-lead fields of Oklahoma and Kansas. Properties of the physical features, geology, and drilling are presented. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: March 1949
Creator: Knox, Clinton C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Engineering Study of the Seminole Area, Seminole and Pottawatomie Counties, Oklahoma (open access)

Engineering Study of the Seminole Area, Seminole and Pottawatomie Counties, Oklahoma

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over engineering studies conducted on Oklahoma oil fields. The results of the studies are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: May 1930
Creator: Brandenthaler, R. R.; Morris, W. S. & Bopp, C. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library