Petroleum: Its History, Origin, Occurrence, Production, Physical and Chemical Constitution, Technology, Examination and Uses; Together with the Occurrences and Uses of Natural Gas

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Memoranda
43
An older form of colorimeter
48
CHAPTER IV
49
Sulphur Injurious effect of sulphur
55
Venezuela Location of oil springs in this country Africa Occurrence
62
Combinations rich in carbon
69
Australia Discovery of petroleum springs in South Australia
71
Marco Polos account of his visit to Baku Lerche and Hanways state
77
Methane marsh gas or paraffin Saturated hydrocarbons Combinations
79
Analyses of natural gases from Murraysville Speechley and Fre
82
Oil lines Angells belt theory
92
Facts in the occurrence of oil in Pennsylvania
98
The process of formation not identical with the processes of distillation
99
Location of the transCaspian oil region Occurrence of petroleum
102
Pressure under which the gas escapes from boreholes
108
Tertiary Pliocene Miocene
114
Lower Devonian Silurian Upper Silurian Lower Silurian
120
Difference in opinions regarding the origin of petroleum Peculiar view
121
G P Wall and Krugers observations of the occurrence of asphalt
134
Content of paraffin in various oils Constitution and properties
135
Knars theory of the formation of asphalt in the Val de Travers
140
Englers investigations of the origin of petroleum
147
Reasons advanced by several scientists that petroleum has been formed
154
Process of the formation of petroleum
158
Occurrence of bitumen at Seyssel on the Rhone France Occurrence
160
Early methods of obtaining oil in Galicia the United States and Ger
166
Boring machinery of the Well Works Co of Aurora Ill Average per
172
The derrick and its construction The engine and its connections
178
Arrangement of the boring transmission
190
Sinking the tubes
196
Value of torpedoes Method of employing torpedoes in the Pennsylvania
202
Number of tank cars in use in the United States and in Russia Regions
209
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211
Statistics showing the progressive importations of Russian and American
217
United Pipe Lines Association
221
Storage tanks and specifications for their construction
229
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234
Pipe lines in the Caucasus
235
CHAPTER VIII
241
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248
Dolinins continuous still Lissentos method Utilization of residuum
252
Distillation with the thermometerbulb in the gas space
254
Table for the reduction to the normal temperature of 59 F of
259
Receiving crude oil Pipes and tanks in use
265
Prof Benjamin Sillimans experiments Isaiah Warrens still Construc
271
Lubricating oils obtained by distillation Introduction of the use
272
Wagon still
278
Impracticability of the use of air for condensing Original form of con
284
Quantity of superheated steam used Condensation
353
Clarification of the oil The cracking process Uncertainty of the boil
368
Nature of the decomposition of heavy oils on coming in contact with
371
Essential portion of the cracking process
378
Manufacture of paraffine oils Crude products obtained by the destruc
384
Ramdohrs filtering apparatus
391
Properties of paraffine Commercial varieties of American paraffine
397
Fleischners densimeter Stellings densimeter Greiners densimeter
406
Naphthene group Markownikoff and Oglobins investigations
407
Englers experiments Table of results obtained with various oils
421
Apparatuses with closed oil holders Tagliabues closed tester
428
Bernsteins tester
434
Peases tester Beilsteins apparatus
440
Table showing the influence of the size of the igniting flame as well
454
Importance of the viscosity of lubricating oils and their behavior when
461
Wilsons viscosimeter
467
Prof Stefano Paglianis viscosimeter for the determination of the
473
Stahls apparatus Simpler tests employed by manufacturers Tests as
476
Professor E Willigks oiltesting machine
497
Results obtained by experiments with the various testing machines
508
Preparation of the standard candles for making experiments Munich
514
Requirements for obtaining a correct picture of the illuminating power
523
Migration of oil in the pores of rock Secondary or shifted deposit
526
Wilsons colorimeter Instrument of WilsonLudolph
536
Determination of paraffin Of resin and caoutchouc Of rosin
543
ratus
549
Gasoline and its use for the manufacture of illuminating and fuel gas
555
Use of petroleum and its products for driving motors Methods by which
561
Lamps for heavy oils and residuum Arrangement for lighting the yard
585
Advantages of oilfiring for metallurgical purposes Quantity of heat
603
Audouins method of firing Aydon Wise and Fields nozzlesprinkler
609
Drorys tar and oil sprinkler
615
What determines the use of petroleum for steam fuel Creation of
621
Körtings pipe sprinkler
629
Lubrication of passenger mail and baggage cars
637
Englers investigations of German and Alsace lubricating oils with tables
643
Action of officinal petroleum Cosmoline and its properties
649
Analysis of naphtha candles by the Technological Institute of St Peters
655
Introduction of natural gas in the mill of Messrs Spang Chalfant Co
661
Use of natural gas for burning lime in the Surachani district and
662
A Hilgers analysis of oilgas S Lamanskys report on the examination
668
R Schwarzs furnace D H Knapps apparatus Pintschs gas producer
675
Content of crystallized and anhydrous salts in solutions of carbonate
681
555
686
564
700
Thorns extractor 403
704
Technical questions with a veinlike occurrence of the oil Importance
711
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TitlePetroleum: Its History, Origin, Occurrence, Production, Physical and Chemical Constitution, Technology, Examination and Uses; Together with the Occurrences and Uses of Natural Gas
AuthorsHans Hoefer, Alexander Veith
EditorWilliam Theodore Brannt
Translated byWilliam Theodore Brannt
PublisherH.C. Baird & Company, 1895
Original fromUniversity of Minnesota
Digitized14 Nov 2013
Length715 pages
  
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