United States Geological Survey YearbookU.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, 1979 - Geology |
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... drilling at the end of fiscal year 1979. The 16 wells drilled to date , including the 7 drilled by the Navy prior to the transfer of the Reserve to the Geological Survey , have been dry or , at best , had only slight indications of oil ...
... drilling at the end of fiscal year 1979. The 16 wells drilled to date , including the 7 drilled by the Navy prior to the transfer of the Reserve to the Geological Survey , have been dry or , at best , had only slight indications of oil ...
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... compaction gives better results than drilling without compaction , Big Sky mine , Rosebud Coun- ty , Mont . Reclaiming old spoils at the Rosebud mine , Colstrip , Mont . Navajo uranium mine and tailings piles , Wyoming .
... compaction gives better results than drilling without compaction , Big Sky mine , Rosebud Coun- ty , Mont . Reclaiming old spoils at the Rosebud mine , Colstrip , Mont . Navajo uranium mine and tailings piles , Wyoming .
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... drilling , and develop- ment of oil and gas , especially in the Arctic regions . Other offshore basins were considered to be poor places in which to explore because their potential for major petroleum discoveries was considered to be ...
... drilling , and develop- ment of oil and gas , especially in the Arctic regions . Other offshore basins were considered to be poor places in which to explore because their potential for major petroleum discoveries was considered to be ...
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... drilling and development of offshore fields was im- proving , making exploration and development possible or potentially feasible in previously inaccessible areas and especially in deep water . ESTIMATED POTENTIAL FOR OFFSHORE OIL AND ...
... drilling and development of offshore fields was im- proving , making exploration and development possible or potentially feasible in previously inaccessible areas and especially in deep water . ESTIMATED POTENTIAL FOR OFFSHORE OIL AND ...
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... drilling and other exploration methods are used to develop new hypotheses regarding sites or basins in which petroleum is likely to occur . In the exploration of a basin , geol- ogists hold different opinions or concepts as to where and ...
... drilling and other exploration methods are used to develop new hypotheses regarding sites or basins in which petroleum is likely to occur . In the exploration of a basin , geol- ogists hold different opinions or concepts as to where and ...
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