Abstract
"The great increase in demand for mineral water the past few years has lead to the development of a new industry, the making of mineral water crystals. Wells that were abandoned as unsuitable for water supply, due to their salinity, have been cleaned or redrilled, in a frantic effort to supply the ever increasing demand of the crystal plants. The inevitable result is that their waters are being used at an alarming rate of consumption. The popular conception is that there is no end to the amount of charged waters that may be obtained, and, as a result, within some areas, rather closely spaced wells are contemplated. It was the discussion of this drilling campaign that led the writer to a study of the problem"--Introduction, page 2.
Advisor(s)
Muilenburg, Garrett A.
Department(s)
Mining Engineering
Degree Name
Professional Degree in Mining Engineering
Publisher
Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy
Publication Date
1935
Pagination
vi, 128 pages, 3 plates, maps
Note about bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 12).
Geographic Coverage
Texas
Rights
© 1935 Shirley A. Lynch, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Mineral water industryMineral waters -- TexasWater well drilling -- Texas
Thesis Number
T 649
Print OCLC #
5964494
Electronic OCLC #
670110902
Recommended Citation
Lynch, Shirley Alfred, "Commercial mineral waters of north-central Texas" (1935). Professional Degree Theses. 150.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/professional_theses/150
