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Flow of a disperse emulsion of crude oil in water in porous media Flow of a disperse emulsion of crude oil in water in porous media
It has been suggested that oil migrates through reservoir sands in the form of a fine, disperse emulsion of oil in water, and that oil accumulations occur where the stream enters finer-grained rock such as silt or shale. In order to investigate the possible mechanisms, stable emulsions of oil in water were prepared without the use of wetting agents. They consisted of droplets 1/2 to 1-1...
Authors
John Cartmill, Parke Dickey
Theoretical basis of the borehole deepening method of absolute stress measurement Theoretical basis of the borehole deepening method of absolute stress measurement
Knowledge of the initial state of stress in rocks provides a key to the solution of many problems in rock mechanics. The initial state of stress is part of the basic data required for rational design of structures in rock, since its redistribution when engineering activities are conducted is a primary load on the rock portion of the engineering system. Knowledge of initial and subsequent...
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Rodolfo de la Cruz, Richard Goodman
Duck viral enteritis (duck plague) in North American Waterfowl Duck viral enteritis (duck plague) in North American Waterfowl
Duck Viral Enteritis (DVE) was first recognized in North America in January 1967, when an outbreak occurred in a commercial flock of white Pekin ducks in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York (Leibovitz and Hwang, 1968b). Originally described as a disease of domestic ducks in the Netherlands, DVE has since been reported from India and Belgium. it is also believed to have occurred in...
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Louis Locke, Louis Leibovitz, Carlton Herman, John W. Walker
Model for simulation of residual stress in rock Model for simulation of residual stress in rock
Rocks in mines, quarries, and many outcrops commonly show evidence of being under high stress. Saw cuts and drillholes close in, partly mined coal bursts violently, and pillars crush and rock spalls in mines even at moderate depths. Similarly, strong and massive rocks such as granite and sandstone naturally divide themselves into sheets that lie more or less parallel to their outward...
Authors
D. Varnes
Well logging with californium-252 Well logging with californium-252
Californium 252 is an isotopic neutron source that has only recently become available for experimental well logging. One curie of 252Cf emits 4.4 x 109 neutrons per second by spontaneous fission, 300 times the emission rate of any other one curie radioisotopic source. California 252 has several other advantages as a high yield source for well logging: very small physical size, low gamma...
Authors
W. Keys, A. Boulogne
Technologic gaps in exploration and exploitation of sub-sea mineral resources Technologic gaps in exploration and exploitation of sub-sea mineral resources
Progress in marine hard mineral exploration and exploitation has been severely restricted by technologic gaps and the lack of discovery of deposits that can be exploited at a competitive price in the world markets. Immediate needs include improved techniques of placer drilling to permit more reliable evaluation of in situ deposits and improved systems of dredging and processing in...
Authors
Frank F. Wang, Michael Cruickshank
Geology of the Valley and Ridge Province between Delaware Water Gap and Lehigh Gap, Pennsylvania Geology of the Valley and Ridge Province between Delaware Water Gap and Lehigh Gap, Pennsylvania
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Authors
Jack Epstein, Anita Epstein
Comparison of thermal data from airborne and vessel surveys of Lake Erie Comparison of thermal data from airborne and vessel surveys of Lake Erie
A study of the applications of airborne infrared equipment for detecting water masses and currents of the Great Lakes is described. Infrared scanners were used to make thermal strip maps and an infrared radiometer was used to obtain surface temperatures of the western end of Lake Erie and the lower Detroit River. Simultaneously, surface water temperatures were taken and water samples...
Authors
Alfred Beeton, James Moffett, Dana Parker
Intercontinental and transcontinental dissemination and transfaunation of fish parasites with emphasis on whirling disease (Myxosoma cerebralis) Intercontinental and transcontinental dissemination and transfaunation of fish parasites with emphasis on whirling disease (Myxosoma cerebralis)
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Authors
G. Hoffman
Infrared sensing of active geologic processes Infrared sensing of active geologic processes
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Authors
J. Friedman, R. Williams
Hydrocarbons and other organic fractions in recent tidal-flat and estuarine sediments, Northeastern Gulf of Mexico Hydrocarbons and other organic fractions in recent tidal-flat and estuarine sediments, Northeastern Gulf of Mexico
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V.E. Swanson, J. Palacas, A.H. Love, T.G. Ging, P.M. Gerrild