C. W. Hayes epub Oil Fields of the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coastal Plain (Classic Reprint)

Page. Plate I. Geological map of a portion of the Gulf Coastal Plain 14 II. Generalized section of the Texas-L onisiana Gulf Coastal Plain forf ormations 20 in. Map of Spindletop oil pool 68 IV. View of a portion of Spindletop, 1902 .72 V. Index map showing location of Louisiana oil districts 128 VI. Sand gusher at Welsh, La 136 VII. Map of petroleum fields 144 VIII. A, Williams burner, section through center of burner; B, Williams burner, horizontal section through center of burner 162 IX. Babbitt syndicate earthen oil reservoir :164 X. A, Chapman rotary drill; B, Hoisting and operating machinery. 166 XI. A, Fish-tail bit; B, Core-barrel bit; C, Adamantine or shot drill. 168 Fig. 1. Sketch contour map of Damon Moimd 36 2. Sections of Spindletop oil pool 73 3. Map of region surrounding the Spindletop oil pool 86 4. Map of Sabine Pass, showing location of so-called oil ponds 105 5. Index map showing location of Sour Lake and Saratoga oil pools .114 6. Map of Sour Lake district 115 7. Sketch contour map of High Island .123 8. Map of Jennings oil field 128 9. Theoretical relations of gas, oil, and water in the reservoir rock .157 10. Boiler furnace with oil-burning equipment 163 11. Boiler furnace arranged for burning oil 164 12.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org