The Occurrence of Oil and Gas in Michigan (Classic Reprint) PDF Download

Author: Richard A. Smith
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781527909465
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 300

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Excerpt from The Occurrence of Oil and Gas in Michigan In 1860, A. Winchell, published in the First Biennial Report of the Geological Survey of Michigan a number of records Of deep borings and referred to the possibilities for the occurrence Of Oil in the eastern part Of the State, especially in the vicinity Of Port Huron. Further records Of borings were given in Volume III by Dr. C. Rominger in a report on the geology Of the Lower Peninsula Of Michigan. In Volume V, Dr. A. C. Lane published a large number of well sections with special reference to the occurrence Of Oil and gas. The introduction, written by Dr. L. L. Hubbard, is a brief discussion Of the origin Of salt, gypsum, and petroleum. Brief Chapters on Oil and gas together with the records of many borings were published by Lane in the Annual Reports for 1901, 1903, 1904, and 1908. The Mineral Resources for 1911, Publica tion 8, Geological Series 6, contains a short chapter' on the occurrence Of Oil and gas in Michigan. The above reports contain most of the published information with the exception of that to be found in the geological reports of the vari ous counties. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.