312 University Geological Survey of Kansas. 
Fraction below 150° C. Gasoline and naphtha. 
Rank. Field. Sp. gr. Ref. index. 
1’ ‘Pentisylvanial ck. iiee a ecice ee eee: 0.7188 1.415 
2)! TKANSAS ec Magee acis e OEe 0.7220 1.408 
3 = O10 pics ee Ra er ee aE ee 0.7297 Aste; 
AS BEAUMONG Veer arta ae ee eee re te ene Amount too small. 
Fraction 150° to 800° C. Kerosene. 
Rank Wield. Sp. gr. Ref. index. 
Ay RennsSylVanias °. Snes otis buster eaete enone 0.7984 1.437 
Bh ONTOS soe ose OS ig ek ee NOE Oe 0.8014 1.442 
Ot. MANIA Silico oe aleoals enehe seme ohe on neeT ae ERS 0.8038 1.445 
A Beaumont: ai.) tec vost oie ee eon 0.8749 1.473 
Fraction 300° to 350° C. Heavy oils. 
Rank. Field. Sp. er. Ref. index. 
1 Pennsylvania» ‘oi sjos scsi cectoxcte sre eye artes 0.8338 1.462 
25 SORIOS Bc BRE ae Lee 0.8404 1.468 
Oi, INANISAS: zo arstaiere steht ee SEC ee CT Cone 0.8460 1.470 
AS BEA UMON GE cr o8 Sele b neele Shera s Rie cleo 0.9089 1.501 
In regard to both quantity and quality of the most valuable 
product, gasoline, second place is held by Kansas. 
In regard to the quantity and quality of kerosene, second 
place must be yielded to Ohio, but the difference between the 
kerosene of Kansas and that of Ohio is very slight. 
In the heavy distillates of Kansas the slight asphaltic na- 
ture is revealed. In this respect a relationship to the oils of 
the Gulf Coastal Plain seems to be shown. Nevertheless, the 
closer relation to the Eastern fields is shown by the fact that 
every one of the oils examined contained paraffin. In this con- 
nection I wish to quote from an article upon “‘The Petroleums 
of North America,” by Clifford Richardson :7°8 
““A typical Kansas oil of 0.8750 gravity, 30.0° B., received in 
1901 from the Federal Gas and Oil Company, Cherryvale, 
Montgomery county, was examined by the writer, with the fol- 
lowing results: 
Serie STAI by, 2D/ ZO. siicen. oi spe «cic cies sy oneal eR ROTee 0.873 
I SE] se ee eA ee Meer ere olied Din 6066 0 OO Oi 
Volatileg105°, 7 Nounsigy Jets. cei eee 21.4 per cent. 
os GOS /shourse chreshssamp le) panier 33.6), Sees 
is 20057 shours = (ireshwsampl e@) heme mene oe ine 
Characteriofiresidueraty200maaeae ee oer Soft. 
Volatiless60 A atorconstantiwielahtancne eee 47.4 per cent. 
Character of: residue snc. tases se oe ee Soft. 
Volatileat) 200%. to constantiwelehthancm eerie 59.4 per cent. 
Character: (of: resi@ueeicd i600 4 oe eee ec eee Soft-paraffin. 
258. Jour. Franklin Institute, CLXII, 57, 81, 1906. 
