The Region of the Eternal Fire: An Account of a Journey to the Petroleum Region of the Caspian in 1883 |
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... fountain , because directly this was attempted , the oil burst through the sides of the tube . Taught by experience , Lentz , an expert in sinking wells , dug down twenty - five feet round the top of the tube , and packed the hole with ...
... fountain , because directly this was attempted , the oil burst through the sides of the tube . Taught by experience , Lentz , an expert in sinking wells , dug down twenty - five feet round the top of the tube , and packed the hole with ...
Page 225
... fountain was then placed under control . The following year , from Feb. 19 to the end of the navigation season , the well was allowed to spout , and ejected 18,000,000 gallons , which was sold for 86,000 roubles ( £ 8,600 ) . The fountain ...
... fountain was then placed under control . The following year , from Feb. 19 to the end of the navigation season , the well was allowed to spout , and ejected 18,000,000 gallons , which was sold for 86,000 roubles ( £ 8,600 ) . The fountain ...
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... FOUNTAIN . 229 lake , where it is now sold for fuel . The well is still full of oil , and spouts whenever wanted . A very remarkable fountain was Nobels ' No. 9 well , which spouted from a depth of 642 feet 112,000 tons , or nearly 30 ...
... FOUNTAIN . 229 lake , where it is now sold for fuel . The well is still full of oil , and spouts whenever wanted . A very remarkable fountain was Nobels ' No. 9 well , which spouted from a depth of 642 feet 112,000 tons , or nearly 30 ...
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