CHAPTER VIII. THE ENERGY RESOURCES--COAL, OIL, GAS

(AND ASPHALT) 115

COAL 115

ECONOMIC FEATURES 115

World production and trade 115

Production in the United States 117

Coke 118

Classification of coals 119

GEOLOGIC FEATURES 123

PETROLEUM 127

ECONOMIC FEATURES 127

Production and reserves 128

Methods of estimating reserves 134

Classes of oils 136

Conservation of oil 137

GEOLOGIC FEATURES 140

Organic theory of origin 140

Effect of differential pressures and folding on oil

genesis and migration 142

Inorganic theory of origin 143

Oil exploration 144

OIL SHALES 150

NATURAL GAS 151

Economic features 151

Geologic features 151

ASPHALT AND BITUMEN 151

Economic features 151

Geologic features 153

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