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RECORD LAYOUT OF GAS MASTER TAPES<br />

THE GAS MASTER TAPES CONTAIN TWO TYPES OF RECORDS. THE<br />

FIRST TYPE OF RECORD, CALLED A FIELD RECORD, CONTAINS INFORMATION<br />

PERTINENT TO EACH OF THE GAS FIELDS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.<br />

THE SECOND TYPE OF RECORD, CALLED A WELL RECORD, CONTAINS<br />

INFORMATION RELEVANT TO A PARTICULAR WELL WITHIN A FIELD. ALL<br />

OF THE WELL RECORDS PERTAINING TO WELLS WITHIN A GIVEN FIELD<br />

APPEAR ON THE GAS MASTER TAPES BEFORE ANOTHER FIELD RECORD<br />

OCCURS.<br />

THE GAS MASTER TAPES, THEN, ARE ORGANIZED IN THE FOLLOWING<br />

ANNER: A FIELD RECORD OCCURS, FOLLOWED BY THE WELL RECORDS<br />

ASSOCIATED WITH THAT FIELD. IN THIS WAY, ALL GAS INFORMATION<br />

FOR A PARTICULAR FIELD IS GROUPED TOGETHER.<br />

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