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Byproduct Coke-Oven Tests of Washington Coals

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the coking-coal testing done on Washington coal. Descriptions of the testing, and properties of the coals tested are presented. This report includes tables, and photographs.
Date: August 1943
Creator: Yancey, H. F.; Daniels, Joseph; McMillan, E. R. & Geer, M. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Survey of Subsurface Brine-Disposal Systems in Western Kansas Oil Fields

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the disposal of brine from oil field injections. Information on handling and disposing of brine and injection equipment is presented. This report includes tables, and a map.
Date: August 1943
Creator: Grandone, Peter & Schmidt, Ludwig
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Magnolia Oil Field, Columbia County, Arkansas: Part 1. Petroleum-Engineering Study; Part 2. Derivation and Application of Material-Balance Equations

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on studies conducted at the Magnolia oil fields in Columbia County, Arkansas. History, geology, and methods are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, maps, and illustrations.
Date: September 1943
Creator: Carpenter, Charles B.; Schroeder, H. J. & Cook, Alton B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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National Safety Competition of 1942

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on its annual safety contest between mine workers. Different types of mines enrolled in the competition and the winners and honorable mentions for 1942 are presented. This report includes tables.
Date: October 1943
Creator: Adams, William Waugh & Lawrence, T. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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History of Water Flooding of Oil Sands in Oklahoma

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the oil production from water injection methods. As noted in the introduction, "it is the purpose of this report to present data such as volume of oil produced monthly, volume of water injected monthly, spacing of wells, number of injection wells and oil wells, and other such pertinent information" (p. 5). This report includes tables, graphs, maps, and illustrations.
Date: November 1943
Creator: Taliaferro, David Benjamin & Logan, David M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Coke from Low-Ash Appalachian Coals for Carbon Electrodes in Aluminum Industry with a Chapter on Comparison of Results Obtained by Trent Process for Cleaning Coal with Those by Float-and-Sink Methods

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on testing conducted on coking coal samples for carbon electrode use in aluminum production. The testing methods, and results are presented. This report includes tables.
Date: November 1943
Creator: Selvig, W. A.; Ode, W. H.; Gibson, F. H. & Davis, Joseph D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Grounding Electrical Equipment In and About Coal Mines

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the safety measures used in keeping mining equipment grounded. Methods and instrumentation used in testing grounding equipment are presented. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: December 1943
Creator: Griffith, Franklin E. & Gleim, E. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Use of Wetting Agents in Reducing Dust Produced by Wet Drilling in Basalt

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on wet-drilling tests using two different wetting agents. Amounts are listed in the results. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: January 1943
Creator: Johnson, John A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Comparative Yields of Light Oil, Tar, and Constituents from Carbonization Tests at 800 Degrees, 900 Degrees, and 1,000 Degrees Celsius

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on testing done on a variety of American coals collected from 32 coal beds across the country. The carbonizing properties of samples tested at 3 different temperatures are presented. This report includes tables, and graphs.
Date: March 1943
Creator: Holmes, C. R.; Wilson, J. E. & Davis, J. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Work of the Safety Division, Fiscal Year 1942

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the investigative and educational work done by the Safety Division during 1942. Accident prevention methods and safety incentives are presented. These include first-aid and mine rescue training programs. This report includes tables, and photographs.
Date: April 1943
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines. Safety Division.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Diesel Engines Underground: [Part] 4. Effect on Composition of Exhaust Gas of Variables Influencing Fuel Injection

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over diesel engine operations. As stated in the introduction, "it is the purpose of this report to present such data and to reemphasize the importance of adequate maintenance for diesel engines used underground" (p. 2). This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: April 1943
Creator: Holtz, John C.; Berger, L. B.; Elliott, M. A. & Schrenk, H. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Briquetting Subbituminous Coal

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over briquetting of coal for development of more effective fuel. Materials, equipment, and processes are discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: June 1943
Creator: Parry, V. F. & Goodman, John B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Increased Pig-Iron Output Through Improved Coke

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the increase of pig-iron during steel production. The machinery, organization, and methods used in the study are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, and photographs.
Date: May 1943
Creator: Schmidt, L. D.; Schroeder, W. C. & Fieldner, Arno Carl
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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United States Earthquakes, 1943

Description: Report discussing earthquake activity in the United States during 1943. The report is broken down by regions and has sections for specific earthquakes.
Date: 1943
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Measurement of the Slow Neutron Absorption Cross Section of Some Heavy Isotopes

Description: The following report investigates cross sections for the absorption of slow neutrons of heavy isotopes. The purpose of these measurements was to determine the cross section of an isotope of element 94 for the process of fission by the absorption of a slow neutron, relative to the cross section of U235 for the same process, that is, to measure R.
Date: 1943
Creator: English, Spofford Grady
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Project 9536 - HEW - 300 Area: Metals turnings fire hazard

Description: This report discusses the use of coal tar to extinguish potential magnesium fires in stored metal turnings at the Hanford Engineer Works. The report is dated August 11, 1943. (JL)
Date: August 11, 1943
Creator: Huey, W. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Circumventing chloride ion trouble Columbia River water

Description: This report contains data acquired during sampling of the Columbia River water on March 26, 1945. Topics of discussion include; the elevation of chlorine levels from 4 ppm to 20 ppm, what steps should be taken to remediate the problem, and the various processes that were taken into consideration for the clean up of this chlorine. Separation processes considered include; ion exchange, distillation, precipitation, heat exchange, and recirculation through a cooling tower.
Date: March 26, 1943
Creator: Worthington, H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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