GAS: Adventures into the history of one of the world's largest gas fields - the San Juan Basin of New Mexico

"…Because gas is the resource upon which the San Juan Basin stakes its claim to fame (vii)," oil and gas professionals, Tom Dugan and Emery Arnold, simply call their book "GAS!" The 208-page story is about "Adventures into the history of one of the world's largest gas fields in the San Juan Basin of New Mexico." Involved in the local industry for more than 30 years, Arnold and Dugan spent two years researching and putting together interviews to create a history that is as authentic as possible. "GAS!" begins with the early exploration and first activity in the San Juan Basin occurring between 1890 and 1900. Going into the history of the main oil and gas pipelines and the railroads and their effects on the industry, "GAS!" also includes personal history essays from many of the local industry's old timers. Edited by Marilu Waybourn and Dorothy Winer, "GAS!" is $22.05 with tax plus $5.50 shipping and available in Currents Museum Store at the Farmington Museum at Gateway Park. Please call (505) 599-1174 for more information.