Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-24
Hozv Expert Engineering Service
Can Be Used in the Oil Industry

Editors Note-The following paper, |
relating to the service OF AN engineer
to the petroleum industry was read
to the Tulsa Rotary club last week by
All q. Heggom, well known petroleum
engineer. Mr. Hcggem, who Is now
located i'm Tulsa. was formerly with
the bureau of mines and was instru.
mental in having the "muddng in
process for conserving gas used III
this state and turnout the oil fle'ds
of the world. The paper Is very thoro
and covers the petroleum industry III
every phrase:
(Alf G.. iIeggem).
What is an engineer? No doubt
all of YOU have certain ideas as to
what constitutes an engineer; but in
general II is safe to assume that the
popular idea is very vague, very In
complete and very incorrect
Engineering has been rather aptly
y Adescribed as the art of applying com.
Mon sense to mans labor, and II would
be difficult to more completely de-
scribe IL in its beneficient relation
ship to man.
In the order of creation came first'
man. then commerce and following
that came engineering commerce
was evolved as an aid to man and T.
aid commerce, engineering was ueNei-
ored.
In earliest times man was com,
pclled to depend upon his indlViduai
efforts for food. clothing and shelter
hut with the advent Of commerce, u
D great movement was started Whlch
was eventually to allow the ind'Niduai
To perform only such work as WAS
best suited to him and in exchange
for that labor nave ms other heceS-
stiles furnished to him.
Engineering IN its broadest sense
has so increased the division of labor
and thus increased the efficiency 9i
mans efforts that now with sp"ciai
lied work during fixed dailV perio,,,
commerce brings 10 us not ohiN an
necessities; hut even "A greater mum
Dor OF Injuries. .
more hiuhiy stimulated thru the con
sistrnt app icatipn Of engineering prll,
ciples. there is a further tendency u
decrease the hardships and seN.rltN
of labor and further increase lh'
abundance of luXuries that commerce
brings to our door. -,
An old Italian adaSe IS 10 inc e'
feet tha: "iie who profits ny the ms
takes o. others weaves for himsei
an iu,nrnetra coat OF mail IL VI
the engineer. who guided by the ms
takes as we'll NJ the successes -
others. furnishes the machinery 10
weaving this impenetraple c"a' az,
Nou " no have been succcsstul haN'
profited by this same machinery iur
nished by the engineer. ..,
Whi'e engineering has prouRh
ohou, a general specialization in pray
tically al industries. IT'S influence
the petroleum industry mas "hN re
Gently been felt. - I,
rho earlier manifestations were !
and II TN
,Ieye'opment Of drilling methods Vel
,nuch high grade engineering mas noe
orn,oved by men who were per'au
moro interested in the results ina
I'm considering themselves as enSineer
The work Of the engineer IN thc W
troleum industry Is as Varieu as u
industry itself and Is capapie ot ma"
distinct subdivisions. -
no f,llv illustrate the WORK OF tr
engineer in the petroleum industr
II NAV be well to bricfly SCI ",
no @on.rol character of the indust'
itself. , ,,,at
Petroleum and natural gas We
commercially used In ASIA Ai', Ai.,
aud Europe three or four thoUSa !
ynors before the discovery ot Ane ~
and Il, illine. methods had been oi
covered and developed to sucn an Z
font that deep wells OF large HAM.
had been drilled in Europe ana ~ ~
before any wells were dr.ileu' w -
is now embraced in the United Stat'
II was not, however. untll less tn'
sixty Years ago that any denn,te
forts were made to secure oil in lar ar
quantities and these efforts were III
made i'm the United states ana 80
fectively that the United states
not only produced more than 90 y
centum Of the petroleum used tNruo
the world; but, American Hle,nJ .ini
have been adopted In all the on iie'
NJ the world and practically all OF |
machinery and skilled workmen ei
ploycd in the industry are products
the United states.
The general petroleum and natn,
,as industries. while distinct and Sc
arate and even to very consldera
extent competitive. are so similar
many respects that each may ue
vided into five stages or classes
Of which are more or less wen n
opnized and ere capable of separ'
treatment: a'tho two or more clas'