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Records of Wells, Drillers' Logs, Water-Level Measurements and, Chemical Analyses of Ground Water in Harris and Galveston Counties, Texas, 1980-84

Description: This report presents the results of the hydrologic data collection on new large-capacity and other selected wells, including well location and completion data, drillers' logs of the strata penetrated, water levels, and chemical quality of the produced water.
Date: December 1988
Creator: Williams, James F., III; Coplin, L. S.; Ranzau, C. E., Jr.; Lind, W. B.; Bonnet, C. W. & Locke, Glenn L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[News Script: Moon rocks]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about scientists examining a rock that astronauts from Apollo 14 brought back from their excursion on the moon.
Date: February 12, 1971, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Houston's envoy completes tour]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Houston geologist, Barney McCandless, traveling to every city in the nation with a population of over one million and handing out souvenirs to publicize the fact that the population of Houston now exceeds one million. McCandless wraps up his trip in Dallas.
Date: July 18, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Energy policy]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a new energy policy to increase sufficient energy supplies for the future.
Date: October 26, 1973, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dave Cohen, January 10, 1949]

Description: Letter from I. H. Kempner to David Cohen explaining how the Kempners have no plans to go into the field of developing land holdings, and as a result advises Cohen to have his grandson seek work elsewhere. Kempner then goes on to say that he has high hopes that Cohen's grandson will be able to find work given that geologists are in demand
Date: January 10, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from David Cohen to I. H. Kempner, January 9, 1949]

Description: Handwritten letter from David Cohen to I. H. Kempner in which Cohen expresses his condolences to Kempner for the chronic eye issues and offering well wishes for a speedy recovery. Cohen also mentions his grandson, and asks Kempner if he would be able to help Cohen's grandson find work as a geologist after the grandson graduates from Texas A&M University.
Date: January 9, 1949
Creator: Cohen, David
Partner: Rosenberg Library

Transverse-Cutter Rotary Drill

Description: Patent for a rotary boring drill whose head is made of multiple parts, allowing for a larger cutter than a single piece head. The mechanism that holds the multiple parts of the head together also prevents the cross-shaft from rotating with the head.
Date: January 12, 1915
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hydraulic Swivel

Description: Patent for a hydraulic swivel to be used with rotary well drilling machines which will carry water to the drill head through a supply line and maintain that supply line in a given position during drilling operation.
Date: January 26, 1915
Creator: Decker, Harry R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Drill Bit

Description: Patent for a drill bit that can pass through the drill stem, making the process of drilling faster and easier.
Date: February 24, 1920
Creator: Clements, Frank L., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Pipe Tongs

Description: Patent for improvements to Pipe Tongs used in oil wells by improving the strength and gripping capability of the pipe.
Date: June 21, 1918
Creator: Reed, Clarence E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Rotary Boring-Drill

Description: Patent for a simply constructed rotary drill suitable for drilling wells in soft formations such as shale.
Date: January 5, 1915
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Reamer

Description: Patent for the improvement of vertical reamers used in the drilling of wells. Intended to provide a multi-bladed reamer that expands holes more evenly with less parts than previous models.
Date: April 20, 1915
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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