sticll nspccts :IS t,hc cs:iniinnt,ion of rindcrgoutitl striitit for potcut,inl oilficltls by thc various nictltotls of gcop1tysic;il cxp1or:ition nntl tlic cconoinin productioi1 of oil hy nccuriitc control of produetioil lcvcls i i i rcliition to witcr iirttl giis Icvcls n~id by giis or wittcr rc-prcssiiriug :ire iiiost strilting i n contriist witlt tlic trcttictttlous wiistcfulncss which clinriictcrizcd tlic very cnrly noti-scicut,ific: chys of pct.roIcutn production mlten wild-ctittiiig iiiiil gusltcrs w r c t,lic rulc.
- I T is dcvotctl c~ssc!ntinlly to t.hc cltotiiist,ry and physics of pctrolciiin products, iind inclutlcs :I iiiiignificent collcctioii of tliitit rcKiirtling the iiidivitlii:il hydrocurbons iii pctrolcutti : I I I ~ a v:ilu:il)lc suiiininry of inctliods of imnlysis : i d tcsting of tlic ittaiti products.
Vol. 11.1 is of prirticuliir interest: to tlic rcfining side of the industry, as it deiils fully witti t,hc nlntditcturc of 1-111 thc rcfiitcil tlcriviitivrs of criitlc pctrolciiiii. 111 addition to t,lte scctions norinnlly to lie cspcctetl otic idso finds scctions fillcd with up-to-rlrite in formiition on such subjects as Itydrogcnnt~iott, syutltctic liquid fucls froni rcfincry gnscs, clicinirnl cngiticcritig ntid Inctiillllr~y in pctrolcuni rcfiiicrics, corrosion, ittstriinierits :ind nictcrs, po~vcr : i i d wn tcr supplies, iintl fire prcvciit.ion.
Tl~c finnl volrlme tlci~ls Ivitll tllc products frottl tltc point of vicw of tlicir nt,iliziitioti. 'l!liis inclutlcs it wry iniporhiit scc.tioii of ovcr two Iiutidrctl p i , w s oii coinbustion, flninc propfintion, tlctoiiiitioii, nntl tltc applicntioii of tllcsc pltctiot11ctiii to t,ltc 1)cltnvioiir of furls i n iiiteriitil-coiiil)iistioii citgincs.
vrtrious cli~sscs rititl t,ltc cliciniciil, physicid, i l i d inccltrinicitl plicnonionn of Iuliric:ition for111 a highly iuiportiiiit section, while tlic 1)rotliictioti of fiyiitlictic cliciniciils rind of spcciiil products, such as insccticidcs, fultgicicles, i i i i d sytttltctic resins illtliciitcs OIIC of tlic I ~U I I I C ~O U S rnitiificiit-iotis of tltc iiitlrist.ry which may bc cspcctcd to grow riipidly i t 1 tlic iiorir future. Finiilly tlicrc iirc soinc viiluiiblc iirticlcs O H iiiisccl-Iiineous l)ituniinous nintcrinls, sriclt ns oil slliilcs, ciitlllcl u~itl conl, rind their tlistilliitioli products.
Oil(! scrious tlisndviititiigc of iitiy trcntisc of lltis n~ag!titudc is tltrit by tlic tinic it is publislicil sotlic pitrts urc incvitiihly out of tliitc, so riipitl is tlic prcsciit riitc of progress both scicnt.ific iiiitl tccliriiciil. 1L is to bc Itopctl tltiit tltc i)ublislicrs will iirriitigc sotiic iiiciitis whcrcby this obsolcsccitc:o iiiity bc rcilucetl to IL niiuiitiutii.
;It is iilwitys ciisy to fitid niiitor poiiits for criticisin ill any worl;, rititl cspcciiilly i n ii coiiipositc piihlicittioit, liut the liibour irivolvcd i i i tliis conipilnt,ioti iiutl Llic \ d u e of it; to the piiI)lic it; will scrvc iirc so trciticntloiis t,ltiit clcti~ilctl fidi-fiitdiiig ~voitltl lie :IS petty iis criticisin of iiit