The Meeker herald., 1918-06-15

with q California firm which owns .
casinghead plant using the absorption
process, by the terms Of which this
firm obligates itself to erect that plant
and construct pipe line to the near
est railroad point for the treatment
and marketing Of the product. Under
this contract the Producers 4 Refiners
corporation will receive somewhat
better than . $3.50 division Of the
profits, altho assuming none Of the
expense. The contract provices that
the plant shall be ready for operation
within forty. Ave days after the con-
tract Ia: executed. The pipe line will
be three inches In diameter and will
be welded at every joint, just As Is the
similar line. owned by the Midwest
Refining company which connects
that company's casinghead plant In
the Salt Creek field with the refinery
at Casper.
It has not been definitely dstermin-
ed where the railroad terminus Of the
pipe line will be located, but probably
1t will end at Riverton, which Is only
twenty miles distant from the field.
The rig used In drilling this first
well In the Big Sand Draw field has
been moved to another location and y
second hole will be spuddsd In iinme-
diately. 1t Is hoped that At least six
wells will be completed before the end
Of the summer. II these should devel-
Op natural gas instead Of oil their pro-
duction also will be utilized In the
manufacture Of casinghead naphtha
and the income Of the Producers and
Reflners corporation, which now 10 At
the rate Of 100000 . year, will be
largely increased. No plans have been
made for taking care Of the dry gas
after the extraction of tho nsphtha
further than Its use In future drilling
operations.
GASOLINE PLANT IS READY FOR
BUSINESS AT CROWLEY
Lowell, Utah, April 2O.-J. Knight
Gibson, who has charge Of the con-
struction work Of the gasoline reduc-
tion plant on the gas line Of the Mid
land Carbon Co. At Crowley, was In
Lowell the latter part Of last week
and announces the completion Of the
plant about two weeks ago, and that
1t has been In operation now for sew
eral days.
The plant which Mr.. Gibson has
just completed 10 for the purpose Of
extracting the gasoline from the gas
which the carbon company 10 using
to make carbon and lampblack. The
plant Is located over the main pipe
line through which the carbon COM
pany gets Its supply Of natural gas,
and BY = process the gasoline 10 ex-
tract.d. This Ia the first plant OF It's
kind that has been constructed In this
section from the gas from the Byron
field. and Its completion has been
looked forward to by all for the pro-
duction OF gasoline this field Of gas
would give.
Mr.. Gibson brought down . sample
Of the gasoline from the new plant,
which tests 1876 BOa6O F., and says
that the amount secured from the gas
Is far above what was really antici-
p"ted, being about One-thirri ofa GAL
lon to the thousand cubic feet. The
product is being stored in tanks at the
plant and 10 not being offered on the
market At this time.
Henry Peterson Of Byron, has been
placed In charge Of the operation end
Of the plant.
The plant Ia recognized - one Of
the most complete and up.to-date re-
ductiOn plants there Ia In the United
States today. and adds another in.
dustry to the valley. the result Of the
natural gas which is being CONNER.
ciAlixed.
The foregoing, taken frrm the OIL
and Gas Journal, throws some light
on earning possibilities Of the White
River company. II the Utah com.
pany can produce gasoline at profit
from gas yielding only one.third Of .
gallon to the 1000 cubic feet, and the
California company puts In plant to
recover one gallon Of gasoline from
1000 cubic feet Of gas for less than
one-hslf Of the profits there must be
big money In this business. The
White River company. with gas
yielding upwards Of two and one
half gallons Of gasoline and owning
it, own plant, should have at least
nve times the earning power Of either
Of these companies.
Manager II. G. Horn Of the White
River company reports that In addi-
ton TO the funds on hand for drilling
the company already has enough
money subscribed TO cover one-half
Of the cost Of its nrst gasoline plant.
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