Volume 179
Petroleum Development and Technology 1949
Petroleum Branch Papers and Discussions Presented at Meetings held at Los Angeles, October 23-24, 1947; Denver, September 28- October 2, 1947; Tulsa, October 8-10, 1947; New York, February 15-19, 1948; Dallas, October 4-6, 1948; and Los Angeles, October 14-15, 1948
Title Page
Foreword By Lloyd E. Elkins
A.I.M.E. Officers and Directors
Contents
Petroleum Branch, A.I.M.E.
The Anthony F. Lucas Fund and Medal

PAPERS:

Chapter I. - Marine Drilling

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Wave Action on Structures (TP 2322, Petr. Tech., March 1948) Walter H. Munk
Engineering Characteristics of the Gulf Coast Continental Shelf (TP 2323, Petr. Tech., March 1948) M. B. Willey
Important Considerations in Marine Construction (TP 2324, Petr. Tech., March 1948) F. R. Harris and Harry Gard Knox
Planning a Multiple Well Directional Drilling Program for Offshore Locations (TP 2325, Petr. Tech., March 1948, with discussion) John G. Jackson and J. B. Murdoch, Jr.

Chapter II. - Oil-Shale Development

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Oil-shale Resources of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming (TP 2358, Petr. Tech., May 1948) Carl Belser
Oil-shale Mining (TP 2359, Petr. Tech., May 1948) Tell Ertl
Oil-shale Processing (TP 2360, Petr. Tech., May 1948) J. D. Lankford and Boyd Guthrie

Chapter III. - Research

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Some Results of Gas and Water Drives on a Long Core (TP 2403, Petr. Tech., July 1948, with discussion) C. R. Holmgren
Calculation of Initial Fluid Distribution in Oil Reservoirs (TP 2405, Petr. Tech., July 1948) Morris Muskat
Core Analysis of Fractured Dolomite in the Permian Basin (TP 2432, Petr. Tech., Sept. 1948) Burton Atkinson and David Johnston
Displacement of Oil from Porous Media by Water or Gas (TP 2433, Petr. Tech., Sept. 1948, with discussion) Henry J. Welge
The S. P. Log: Theoretical Analysis and Principles of Interpretation (TP 2463, Petr. Tech., Sept. 1948) H. G. Doll
Stresses Around a Deep Well (TP 2411, Petr. Tech., Nov. 1948) A. J. Miles and A. D. Topping
Effect of Antifreeze Agents on the Formation of Hydrogen Sulphide Hydrate (TP 2450, Petr. Tech., Nov. 1948) Donald C. Bond and Nelson B. Russell
Gravity Drainage Theory (TP 2464, Petr. Tech., Nov. 1948, with discussion) W. T. Cardwell, Jr., and R. L. Parsons
Theory of Potentiometric Models (TP 2490, Petr. Tech., Nov. 1948) Morris Muskat

Chapter IV. - Research Engineering

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Lance Creek Sundance Reservoir Performance– a Unitized Pressure-maintenance Project (TP 2401, Petr. Tech., July 1948, with discussion) Lincoln F. Elkins, R. W. French and Wayne E. Glenn
Critical Review of Methods Used in Estimation of Natural Gas Reserves (TP 2402, Petr. Tech., July 1948, with discussion) Henry J. Gruy and Jack A. Crichton
Waters of Producing Fields in the Rocky Mountain Region (TP 2383, Petr. Tech., May 1948, with discussion) James G. Crawford
Volumetric and Viscosity Studies of Oil and Gas from a San Joaquin Valley Field (TP 2412, Petr. Tech., Sept. 1948) R. H. Olds, B. H. Sage and W. N. Lacey
Revaporization of Butane and Pentane from Sand (TP 2467, Petr. Tech., Nov. 1948) C. F. Weinaug and J. C. Cordell
Effect of Permeability Stratification in Cycling Operations (TP 2494, Petr. Tech., Nov. 1948) Morris Muskat

Chapter V. - Production Engineering

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Experimental Production Projects and Exploratory Drilling at Elk Hills (TP 2404, Petr. Tech., July 1948, with discussion) Max C. Eastman and F. L. Ruhlman
Control of Conventional and Lime-treated Muds in Southwest Texas (TP 2457, Petr. Tech., Sept. 1948) E. H. Lancaster, Jr. and M. E. Mitchell, Jr.

Chapter VI. - Petroleum Engineering Education

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A Viewpoint on Petroleum Engineering Education (TP 2382, Petr. Tech., May 1948, with discussion) H. H. Kaveler

Chapter VII. - Petroleum Economics

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Capital Formation in the Petroleum Industry (TP 2431, Petr. Tech., Sept. 1948) J. E. Pogue and F. G. Coqueron

INDEX

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Index