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Identifier: transactionsmining31amer (find matches)
Title: Transactions
Year: 1871 (1870s)
Authors: American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
Subjects: Mineral industries
Publisher: New York (etc.)
Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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e-valve. We then inserted into the teeoutlet a piece of 6-in. horizontal pipe, with a 6-in. gate atthe end; and after bracing the 8-in. valve as firmly as possible,we gradually closed it, diverting the stream into a horizontaldirection, and carrying it out of our way. This gave us oppor-tunity to dig around the well, beneath the derrick, and placefoundations for an anchorage, which would effectively holddown not only the valves, etc., but also the casings. After this we packed oakum tightly between the 8-in. andthe 6-in. casing; placed a heavy wrought-iron clamp around theformer, and by means of strong set-screws secured the 6-in.pipe against any possible upward movement. Finally, by clos-ing the 6-in. gate-valve on the horizontal pipe, the flow of oilwas entirely cut off. This was done January 19th, at 11.10 Til i: ORE \ r hi l.-u ELL NEAK HE \i MON I . I EX K». \.m . nearh nine days after the well began to flow, The piBure after Bhuttinff-down, as determined by a firauire connected
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M with the tee, was 104 lbs. per Bq. in.—considerably less thanhad been inferred from the violence of the stream. 366 Ill i: GREAT OIL-WELL m:\i: BEAUMONT, TEXAS. Fig. - shows the apparatus as fitted t the well at the momentof the shut-down. For further protection against fire, a large iron cylinder wasconstructed to contain the valves, tee, etc., above ground, witha surrounding packing of sand, so thai a conflagration in theoil-pools may not be communicated to the well.? There was uaturally some doubt whether the well would n -spond promptly when reopened after a period of completeclosure. To test this point, the well was reopened about six-weeks after the operation above described. Some gas was dis-charged at first; but the solid stream of oil was immediately restored. III. The Oil-Rock. The fragments of the rock, thrown violently out through theiron-casing from the depth of 1160 ft., were naturally muchbroken and abraded. Only one piece was two or three inchesin diameter;

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