Shorter Contributions to General Geology, 1928 (open access)

Shorter Contributions to General Geology, 1928

From introduction: The district discussed in this report embraces the entire northern peninsula of Michigan and the parts of northern Wisconsin and northeastern Minnesota that were covered by a re-advance of the Superior lobe of the Labrador ice sheet late in the Wisconsin stage of glaciation.
Date: 1929
Creator: Mendenhall, W. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Gasoline Situation (open access)

The Gasoline Situation

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines discussing the demands on the oil industry due to an increase in automobiles in the United States. Improvements in drilling methods and refinery practices are presented. This report includes a table.
Date: March 1926
Creator: Hill, Harry H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Bowie-Gavin Process: Its Application to the Cracking of Tars and Heavy Oils, Also to the Recovery of Oil from Oil-Soaked Sands or Shales, or from Oil Shales (open access)

The Bowie-Gavin Process: Its Application to the Cracking of Tars and Heavy Oils, Also to the Recovery of Oil from Oil-Soaked Sands or Shales, or from Oil Shales

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over the Bowie-Gavin process. As stated in the introduction, "this paper describes a process and an apparatus designed to recover oil from such deposits" (p. 1). The results of experiments conducted using this process are discussed. This paper includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1926
Creator: Bowie, C. P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Engine Service Tests of Internal-Combustion Engine Lubricating Oils Made from California Crude Petroleum (open access)

Engine Service Tests of Internal-Combustion Engine Lubricating Oils Made from California Crude Petroleum

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over testing conducted on lubricating oils on internal-combustion engines. Results of the tests conducted are presented. This paper includes tables, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: 1926
Creator: Gavin, Martin Joseph & Wade, Gustav
System: The UNT Digital Library
Plastic Magnesia (open access)

Plastic Magnesia

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the production methods and uses of plastic magnesia. Methods, properties, and uses of plastic magnesia are discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1925
Creator: Ralston, Oliver C.; Pike, Robert D. & Duschak, Lionel H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Industrial Accidents in the California Oil Fields (open access)

Industrial Accidents in the California Oil Fields

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on a study of the causes of employee accidents in California oil fields during the year of 1921 - 1922. This investigation was conducted to develop safety procedures and future accident prevention. This report includes tables.
Date: December 1923
Creator: Miller, H. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Sunset-Midway Oil Field, California: Part 1. Geology and Oil Resources (open access)

The Sunset-Midway Oil Field, California: Part 1. Geology and Oil Resources

This is a report on the Sunset-Midway oil field in Kern County, California, including the geology and production of oil.
Date: 1920
Creator: Pack, Robert W.
System: The UNT Digital Library