The Mineral Industries Experiment Station performed some joint research with others in the oil industry in the 1930s through 50s related to oil recovery. Their findings were recorded in these project reports, and the J-2 reports included the proceedings of the annual technical meetings of the Bradford District Research Group.
Project J-14 progress reports
Study of factors involved in the recovery of petroleum from reservoir rock by air or other gas drive.
- v. I: no.1-27 (April 1936 - Dec. 1939) p. 1-202
- v. II: no.28-35 (Dec. 1939 - March 1942) p. 203-368
- v. III: no.36-53 (March 1942 - July 1944) p. 369-547
- v. IV: no.54-89 (July 1944 - Jan 1951) p. 548-784
Project J-26 progress reports
South Penn Oil Recovery research project.
- v. I: no.1-8 (1947-1948)
- v. II: no.9-16 (1949-1950)
- v. III: no.17-22 (1951)
- v. IV: no.23-26 (1952)
- v. V: no.27-30 (1953)
Project no. J-2 progress reports (P-7-W)
Secondary recovery of petroleum from Bradford sand. Project involved cooperative sponsorship of research on water flooding between the Mineral Industries Experiment Station and the Bradford District Research Group.
- v. I: no.1-36 (May 1933 - Oct 1936) 1st Meeting.
- v. II: no.49-55 (Oct 1937 - Aug 1938) 2nd Meeting.
- v. III: no.56 (1938)
- v. IV: no.57-67 (Jan 1939 - July 1940) 3rd Meeting.
- v. V: no.63 (1939) 4th Meeting.
- v. VI: no.68 (1940) 5th Meeting.
- v. VII: no.69-80 (Dec 1940 - Nov 1942)
- v. VIII: no.72 (1941) 6th Meeting.
- v. IX: no.79 (1942) 7th Meeting.
- v. X: no.82 (1943) Includes Index.
- v. XI: no.83-95 (Feb - Dec 1943)
- v. XII: no.96-111 (Jan 1944 - Aug 1945)
- v. XIII: no.112-139 (June 1946 - July 1950)
- v. XIV: no. 140-149 (March 1951 - Sept 1952)
no.36- 1st Annual Technical Meeting of the Bradford District Research Group
119 Mineral Industries Building, State College, PA. October 2nd and 3rd, 1936
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Petrology of the ''Bradford" Sand of the Kane District, AV Waldo
- Surface Forces Important in Oil Recovery, BS Ellefson
- The Effect of Void Shape on Secondary Recovery, GL Hassler
- Some Aspects of the Problems of Water Flooding, ST Yuster
no.56- 3rd Annual Technical Meeting of the Bradford District Research Group
State College, PA. September 30th- October 1st, 1938
Table of Contents
- Foreword- I
- Attendance- II
- Program- IV
- Water Flooding Curtailment: Laboratory Aspect, ST Yuster- 1
- Water Flooding Curtailment: Field Aspect, WM Shoemaker- 9
- Well Shooting: Laboratory Aspect, ST Yuster- 13
- Electrical Models and Water Flooding: Laboratory Aspect, FC Todd- 26
- Electrical Models and Water Flooding: Field Aspect, RB Bossler- 43
- Studies with the Hydrophil Balance, KH Andresen- 45
- The Mineralogy of Water Flooding, PD Krynine- 46
- Experiment on Jamin Action, HB Charmbury- 50
- Electrophoretic Studies, KH Andresen- 51
- Effect of Gas on Water Flooding: Laboratory Aspect, CR Horn- 53
- Selective Plugging: Laboratory Aspect, JS Levine- 70
- Report of Progress, ST Yuster- 82
no.63- 4th Annual Technical Meeting of the Bradford District Research Group
State College, PA. October 6th-7th, 1939
Table of Contents
- Foreword- I
- Attendance- II
- Program- IV
- Effect of Pressure and Permeability on Water Rates, LT Bissey- 1
- The Gypsum Problem, HB Charmbury- 12
- Materials Used in Selective Plugging Experiments, KH Andresen- 19
- Apparatus for the Determination of Liquid Permeability, JC Calhoun- 21
- Gypsum Demonstration, HB Charmbury- 22
- Air Drive on Horizontal Core, H Krutter and RJ Ray- 23
- Petrology of Oil Reservoirs, PD Krynine- 24
- The Application of Electrical Foil Models to the Solution of Development Problems, ST Yuster- 26
- The Role of Connate Water in Oil Production, JC Calhoun- 28
- A Theoretical Analysis of Some Development Problems, ST Yuster- 46
- Selective Plugging, KH Andresen- 61
- A Progress Report on the Water Flooding Research Program, ST Yuster- 74
no.68- 5th Annual Technical Meeting of the Bradford District Research Group
State College, PA. October 4th-5th, 1940
Table of Contents
- Foreword- I
- Attendance- II
- Program- V
- Gas Properties versus Crude Properties, LT Bissey- 1
- The Role of Gas in Water Flooding, RF Nielsen- 15
- Corrective Shooting, ST Yuster- 22
- Some Recent Developments in Selective Plugging, JC Calhoun- 34
- The Application of Some Laboratory Calculations to the Field, ST Yuster- 50
- Edward’s Gas Density Balance, KW Smith- 66
- Natural History of the Third Bradford Sand, PD Krynine- 68
- Oil-Water-Gas Separators, ST Yuster- 69
no.72- 6th Annual Technical Meeting of the Bradford District Research Group
State College, PA. November 7th-8th, 1941
Table of Contents
- Dedication- I
- Foreword- II
- Attendance- III
- Program- V
- The Importance of Shooting in Well Completions, ST Yuster- 1
- The Selective Shut-off of Watered-out Sands, JC Calhoun- 19
- Changes in Engineering Technique as Affecting Economic Operation, ST Yuster- 53
- The Effect of Gas on the Production and Collection of Oil by Water Flooding, RF Nielsen- 72
no.79- 7th Annual Technical Meeting of the Bradford District Research Group
State College, PA. November 6th and 7th, 1942
Table of Contents
- Foreword- I
- Attendance- II
- Program- III
- Model Studies of Some Field Problems, JS Levine- 1
- A Progress Report on Selective Plugging, JC Calhoun- 10
- Brines as Flooding Liquids, KW Smith- 23
- Methods of Increasing Flood Conductives, RF Nielsen- 31
- The Effect of Permeability and Pressure Gradients on Recoveries in Air and Gas Drive, RJ Day- 46
- Flood Migration into Undeveloped Areas, ST Yuster- 59