The following is the draft of an address to be given to the Japanese Natural Gas Technology Society at their meeting on 28 May 1948, by G.W. Underwood, NRS. GHQ. SCAP.
In this paper I have attempted to point out the increasing emphasis and industrial development that has recently been activated in the natural gas industry in the United States.
Rapidly advancing technology of gas processing, large and increasing proved reserves, accessibility of consumers by tremendous increase of pipe line systems and some concern over oil reserves have been instrumental in this development.
The second part of the paper points out some of the more recent developments in production practice. The techniques mentioned have to do with control of unconsolidated sands, keeping in mind that control of wells sanding-up is of prime importance in the principal Japanese gas fields.
It is hoped that by pointing out some of these recent developments employed in the U.S., with respect to similar prorlerns present in wells here in Japan, that some benefit may be realized by, at least, some experimentation along these lines.
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