Plummer, Frederick Byron, papers, 1914-1946.

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Plummer, Frederick Byron, papers, 1914-1946.

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The papers include Plummer's field notes, reports, academic notes, photographs and negatives and other documents related to his geological research. Specific subjects include surveys of mineral deposits in McCulloch County and ways and means of developing them; a field excursion in the San Saba-Brady region to investigate the geological formations and their classification; the recovery of salt water in oil wells of East and Northeast Texas and disposal of salt water from oil; methods and techniques of drilling for oil; and the modern conception of the geological formation of North Texas. Approximately 50 nitrate negatives from the collection are located in offsite storage due to the volatility of the format.

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Plummer, F. B. (Frederick Byron), 1886-1947

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Frederick Byron Plummer (1885-1947) was a Geologist in the University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology and Professor of Petroleum Engineering at the institution from 1928 until his death at the age of 61. Plummer received his education at Dartmouth College and the University of Chicago. He worked as a consultant for the Dutch Shell Group and lectured at Vassar College before coming to teach at Texas. Plummer was best known for his research on the recovery of salt water in oil wells. Plummer's...

University of Texas at Austin. Bureau of Economic Geology

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