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An investigation of the movement of water and petroleum through rock under high pressure
Author(s) -
Ward Wesley Kelley
Publication year - 1917
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Dissertations/theses
DOI - 10.32469/10355/59235
Subject(s) - movement (music) , crust , geology , petroleum , earth (classical element) , petroleum exploration , petroleum engineering , geochemistry , block (permutation group theory) , mining engineering , philosophy , paleontology , physics , geometry , mathematics , mathematical physics , aesthetics
... Then working upon the problems of underground water supply, ore deposits, and petroleum accumulations, the lack of definite informatlon regarding the laws which govern the movement of liquids through the rocks making up the earth's crust is a great stumbling block to investigation. In the fall of 1916 the writer undertook to study the laws which govern the movement of water and petroleum through rocks with conditions of pressure as nearly as possible like those deep in the earth.

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