The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-12
the TEXAS PIPE LINE
MANUFACTURING RECORD TELLS
OF COMPLETION or FIVE
MILLION DOLLAR LkE.

Baltimore. Nd. Sept. 1.-The Man.
uiac,urers Record publishes details
Of the completion. at a cost OF FIVE
million dollars OF a pipe line con.
meeting the oil fields In the Indian
Territory with the Texas gulf coast,
one Of the largest undertakings Of
the kind in the history OF the pc
troieum industry. The work was
done by the Gulf Pipe Line compa.
ny in exactly six months. and repre-
sents the laying Of eight-lnch pipe
from the Glenn Pool $50 miles
through the Indian Territory and 265
miles through Texas TO Sour Lake.
where connection Is made with
pipe line leading IS miles to the re-
finery and docks OF Port Arthur.
Tex. This makes , total line OF $50
m'a long which will require l25.000
barrels OF oil to nll Six pumping
stations have been erected. each
having TWO 37.5OO.barrel steel storage
tanks. and the line will have a daily
capacity OF between 1900 and II.
O0o barrels
The Texas company OF Beaumont.
another organization operating In the
same field. has completed its eight.
inch pipe line from a point two
miles south OF Tulsa, l. T., 70 West
Dallas, Tex. a distance Of 270 miles
and IL Is expected that the compa.
ny viii be sending oil through to
Port Arthur by January / It will
have nine pumping station; on It's
new line, and is completing at West
| Dallas steel storage tanks with a ca.
pac!,y OF 100000 barrels, and a sep
ara,ing plant.
The gulf coast region Of Texas and
Louisiana had a record.breaking pro-
iuction in 1905. but since then there
has been decrease in that field CO.
incident with the development in the
Indian Territory. where in the Glenn
Pool field, more than 200 wells have
been completed and where for
months past the daily production has
exceeded 10000 barrels. and. II facil.
.,!es could have been provided 70
handle the full capacity OF the wells,
8, might just a. easily have been
100000 or 10000 barrels 4 day.
The companies having large invest.
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Texas were confronted with a some.
what serious proposition when the
production of oil in the gulf coast
region begin 20 fail. Their require
ments amounted 70 10000 or $4,000
barrels day and stocks We're being
drawn up to the extent OF 10000 or
more barrels a day L was ineyita.
ble that they should look TO the In.
dian Territory in making plans tor
their future supply. The excellent
quality OF the Territory crude for
refining purposes. a. compared with
gulf coast oil, which is heavy and
better adapted TO fuel use than TO
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With an adequate supply o, Indian
Territory oil the Southeast Texas re.
fineries figured that they would be
upon an equal basis with their East.
ern competitors, who were and now
are getting a large part OF their sup
ply OF crude from the Indian Terri
tory. The importance OF the South.
east refining industry is greatly in.
! creased. now that a plentiful supply
OF high grade oil has been assured.
The facilities for handling refined
products from Port Arthur when
shipments are made direct from the
refinery docks 10 English and CONT.
mental ports are unsurpassed and
With the completion OF the Panama
canal the Texas renneries will have
vast advantage over those on the
Eastern seaboard In a shorter haul
10 many important points OF con
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