 The derrick itself was seventy feet high, and the oil and the sand, after bursting through the roof and sides, flowed fully three times higher, forming a greyishblack fountain, the column clearly defined on the southern side, but merging into a cloud...  Annual Report - Seite 30von Indiana. Department of Geology and Natural Resources - 1897Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1889 - 864 Seiten
...— it was the largest ever known at Baku. . . . The derrick itself was 70 feet high, and the oil and sand, after bursting through the roof and sides, flowed...fully three times higher, forming a greyish-black fonntain, the column clearly defined on the southern side, but merging into a cloud of spray 30 yards... | |
 | Charles Marvin - 1884 - 540 Seiten
...part of the sides of the derrick, but there was a beam left at the top, against which the oil broke with a roar in its upward course, and which served...measure to check its velocity. The derrick itself was 70 feet high, and the oil and the sand, after bursting through the roof and sides, flowed fully three... | |
 | 1886 - 728 Seiten
...part of the sides of the derrick, but there was a beam left at the top, against which the oil broke with a roar in its upward course, and which served...and the sand, after bursting through the roof and the sides, flowed fully three times higher, forming a grayishblack fountain, the column clearly defined... | |
 | Nicholas Patrick Wiseman - 1886 - 522 Seiten
...part of the sides of the derrick, but there was a beam left at the top against which the oil broke with a roar in its upward course, and which served,...measure, to check its velocity. The derrick itself was 70 feet high, and the oil and the sand, after bursting through the roof and sides, flowed fully three... | |
 | Benjamin Johnson Crew, Charles Albert Ashburner - 1887 - 532 Seiten
...part of the sides of the derrick, but there was a beam left at the top, against which the oil broke with a roar in its upward course, and which served...and sides flowed fully three times higher, forming a grayish-black fountain, the column clearly defined on the southern side, but merging into a cloud of... | |
 | Charles Marvin - 1891 - 470 Seiten
...part of the sides of the derrick, but there was a beam left at the top, against which the oil broke with a roar in its upward course, and which served...clearly defined on the southern side, but merging into a cloud of spray thirty yards broad on the other. A strong southerly wind enabled us to approach... | |
 | Sir Boverton Redwood - 1896 - 478 Seiten
...in its upward course, and which served in a measure to check its velocity. The derrick itself was 70 feet high, and the oil and the sand, after bursting...the southern side but merging in a cloud of spray 30 yards broad on the other. A strong southerly wind enabled us to approach within a few yards of the... | |
 | Indiana. Department of Geology and Natural Resources - 1897 - 830 Seiten
...depth of 574 feet, aud commenced flowing at a rate of 40,000 to 50,000 barrels, valued at over $50,000, daily. This well has been graphically described as...the roof and sides, flowed fully three times higher, formiug a greyish-black fountain, the column clearly defined on the southern side but merging in a... | |
 | 1885 - 232 Seiten
...roar that could be heard several miles round. " The fountain was a splendid spectacle. The derrick was seventy feet high, and the oil and the sand, after...three times higher, forming a greyish-black fountain, 'he column clearly defined on the south side, but merging into a cloud of spray thirty yards broad... | |
 | Pan American Petroleum and Transport Company - 1922 - 328 Seiten
...in its upward course, and which served in a measure to check its velocity. The derrick itself was 70 feet high, and the oil and the sand, after bursting...the southern side, but merging in a cloud of spray 30 yards broad on the other. A strong southerly wind enabled us to approach within a few yards of the... | |
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