Alex Kacur 1-81
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& Schaal
POT G180
NEW MEXICO
30950
OIL — "BLACK GOLD"
Oil Drilling Rig
"Titan of the Southwest"
The greater part of stored mineral wealth in the Southwest
is the Petroleum Industry. There are many large producing
areas in Texas and New Mexico containing more than 100
known reservoirs of oil. Panhandle gas field, underlying this
area is the largest known natural gas reservoir in the world.
Gas is piped to the East and West Coasts and even to
Mexico. Crude Oil — Refineries — Carbon Black Plants —
Pumping Stations Large Pipelines - Transporting
Office Buildings are all products of this giant industry.
Color Photo by Franklin E. Schaaf
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Published by F. J. Schaaf, Alamogordo, New Mexico
Copyright © F. J. Schaat 1968
