Accounting Systems
Accounting Systems. The Oil Industry On The Pacific Coast Is Young, Consequently Much Experimenting Has Been Done In The Way Of Accounting Systems For Oil Companies. It Is Only During The Last Few Years That Operators Have Realized The Importance Of Efficient Accounting Systems Whereby A Check Can Be Kept ...
Drilling Methods
Drilling Methods. The Two Principal Modern Methods Of Drilling Oil Wells Are (1) By The Standard Or Percussion Method, And .(2) By The Rotary Flush..., System. There Are Several Modifications And Combinations. Of The Two, But Nearly All Drilling Is Done By One Or The Other.a.---.the Prin Ciple Of The ...
Fishing Tools And Methods
Fishing Tools And Methods. Unlike Many Branches Of Engineering In Which The Time Oc Cupied In The Various Stages Of The Work Can Be Closely Estimated Beforehand, The Drilling Of Wells May Be Delayed By Many Condi Tions That Could Not Have Been Foreseen. The Most Vexatious, As Well As ...
Geology
Geology. Geology, As It Finds Application In The Petroleum Industry, Con Cerns Itself Chiefly With The Study Of Sedimentary Rocks And Their Structure, Or That Branch Known As Stratigraphy. Igneous Rocks, Which Are Of Volcanic Origin, And Metamorphic Rocks, Formed By The Action Of Pressure And Heat On Either Igneous ...
Production
Production. Flowing Wells. Flowing Wells Are Encountered In Nearly Every Oil Field Of Importance And Are Often Of Such Violence As Completely To Destroy The Rig And Damage The Casing In The Well. The Gas Pressure Throws The Sand Out With A Force So Great That It Often Cuts Through ...
Properties And Uses Of
The Distribution, Properties And Uses Of Petroleum. The First Historic Records Of Petroleum Is That Of Its Use On The Walls Of Babylon And Ninevah About 2000 B. C. Pliny Describes The Burning Of Oil In Lamps In The Time Of Nero, And For Ages The Seepages Of Crude Oil ...
Rigs And Equipment
Rigs And Equipment. The Marvelous Growth Of The Petroleum Industry In A Few Years Has Brought Out All The Ingenuity Of The Men Connected With It To Meet The Drilling Conditions Encountered In The Different Fields. This Rapid Development And The Curious Nature Of The Work, In Which Conditions Are ...
The Exclusion Of Water
The Exclusion Of Water From Oil-sands. Water, By Reason Of Its Greater Specific Gravity, Displaces Oil And Gas. Therefore It Is Of First Importance That The Water Seep Ing Into The Hole From Water-bearing Strata Nearer The Surface Be Prevented From Flowing Down The Hole To The Productive Measures. Otherwise, ...