Electronic Index of AAPG Special Publications:

M6: Trek of the Oil Finders: A History of Exploration for Petroleum

by Edgar Wesley Owen

Title Page

Foreword

Introduction
Wallace E. Pratt

The Earliest Oil Industry: Chapter 1

Rudimentary European Petroleum Geology, in a Context of the Advance of General Geology: Chapter 2

Background for American Petroleum Geology: Chapter 3

Inception of a Doctrine of Petroleum Geology, 1860-1870: Chapter 4

Contributions and Controversies, 1871-1890: Chapter 5

Inception of Professional Practice, 1891-1910: Chapter 6

Inception of Professional Practice, 1891-1910: Chapter 6: PART II. TEXAS-LOUISIANA GULF COAST, 1891-1910

Inception of Professional Practice, 1891-1910: Chapter 6: PART III. APPALACHIAN, MID-CONTINENT, ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONS

Inception of Professional Practice, 1891-1910: Chapter 6: PART IV. MEXICO

Inception of Professional Practice, 1891-1910: Chapter 6: PART V. THE EUROPEAN ROLE, 1891-1910

Rise of the Mid-Continent, 1911-1920: Chapter 7

Expansion in the United States, 1911-1920: Chapter 8

The International Oil Industry, 1911-1920: Chapter 9

The United States--From Scarcity to Surplus, 1921-1940: Chapter 10

Technological Revolution in Petroleum Exploration: Chapter 11

Interior United States, After 1920: Chapter 12

Interior United States, After 1920: Chapter 12: PART II. NORTH-CENTRAL AND WEST-CENTRAL TEXAS

Western North America--U.S. and Canada, After 1920: Chapter 13: PART I. CALIFORNIA

Western North America--U.S. and Canada, After 1920: Chapter 13: PART III. WESTERN CANADA

Western North America--U.S. and Canada, After 1920: Chapter 13: PART IV. ALASKA

Tertiary Province of United States Gulf Coast, After 1920: Chapter 14

Cretaceous and Jurassic of the Gulf Coastal Plain: Chapter 15

Permian Basin of the United States: Chapter 16: PART I. WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO

Permian Basin of the United States: Chapter 16: PART I. WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO: ADDENDUM

Permian Basin of the United States: Chapter 16: PART II. PANHANDLE-HUGOTON GAS AND OIL FIELD

Latin America After 1920: Chapter 17

Latin America After 1920: Chapter 17: PART I. MEXICO

Latin America After 1920: Chapter 17: PART II. CENTRAL AMERICA

Latin America After 1920: Chapter 17: PART III WEST INDIES

Latin America After 1920: Chapter 17: PART IV. TRINIDAD

Latin America After 1920: Chapter 17: PART V. VENEZUELA

Latin America After 1920: Chapter 17: PART VI. PART VI. COLOMBIA (Figs. 17-11, 17-12)

Latin America After 1920: Chapter 17: PART VII. ECUADOR

Latin America After 1920: Chapter 17: PART VIII. PERU

Latin America After 1920: Chapter 17: PART IX. CHILE

Latin America After 1920: Chapter 17: PART X. ARGENTINA

Latin America After 1920: Chapter 17: PART XI. BOLIVIA

Latin America After 1920: Chapter 17: PART XII. PARAGUAY AND URUGUAY

Latin America After 1920: Chapter 17: PART XIII. BRAZIL

Latin America After 1920: Chapter 17: PART XIV. GUYANA-SURINAM-FRENCH GUIANA

Iran (Persia): Chapter 18

Iraq and Asiatic Mediterranean Countries: Chapter 19

The Arabian Peninsula: Chapter 20

The U.S.S.R.: Chapter 21

Africa: Chapter 22

Africa: Chapter 22: PART I. EGYPT

Africa: Chapter 22: PART II. LIBYA

Africa: Chapter 22: PART III. TUNISIA

Africa: Chapter 22: PART IV. ALGERIA

Africa: Chapter 22: PART V. MOROCCO

Africa: Chapter 22: PART VI. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICA

From the Far East to the North Sea, 1921-1970: Chapter 23

Summary and Analysis: Chapter 24