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Petroleum and Petroleum Tech
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First Oil Guyser Found
First oil guyser found near Beaumont in southeastern Texas. 65 million barrels of oil made in 1901.
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new Method of oil refining found
Known as thermal cracking.
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Fischer-Tropsch method used
Created synthetic gasoline
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Nylons, arylics, polyester developed
Byproducts of oil refining
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new compounds found from oil refining byproducts
Polyestrene, polyvinyl chloride, and polyethythene were founded.
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Lead is added to gasoline
Lead is added to gas to eliminate engine knock
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portable offshore drilling created
By making barges to submerge, it became possible to drill offshore.
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New process increases octane rating in gas to 100
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Catalytic Cracking introduced
Gets more oil and oil with higher octane
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Catalytic Cracking put on stream
In Bouten Rouge, Louisiana.
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Platforming invented
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First well out-of-sight-of land
First drill 10.5 miles off thecoast of Lousiana in the Gulf of Mexico
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First jack up drilling rig
First drilling rig designed to promote offshore drilling
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Synthetic Oils
Special oil made for military jets
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Digital seismology
Increase accuracy when finding underground oil reserves
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Mad Pulse telemetry
conveys where drill bit is in the ground
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Most of gas doesn't have lead anymore
Only 0.06% of gas still has lead in it
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ROVs developed for undersea work
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new tools to reduce cost and risks of drilling
Improves enviromental protection
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Lead is removed from all gas
Gas is banned from being put into gasoline by the clean air act.
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Hoover-Diana goes into operation
83 stories high and 90% underwater
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