The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-05
CARTER OIL COMPANY COM
PLET1NG TWO-STAGE COM
PRESTON GASOLINE PLANT

The Carter Oil company is com
pleting the first three units Of
two-stage compression gasoline plant
located on the Eva Hefner farm in
the southwest quarter Of tho north
west quarter of section 23. 4s-2w,
in the Hewitt field.
The plant has provisions for the
installation OF many additional units,
in fact, II necessary, 1t will be able
to handle the entire gas production OF
the Hewitt field. by these additions.
Immediate doubling of the capacity
of the plant can be perfected in very
short time by the installation of sur
plus machinery which IS now ready
for Immediate shipment in other
plants. Present plans call for the
handling Of gas from about fifteen
Carter leases in Hewitt and other
producers in the field, with whom the
Carter people have contracted. With
The three units in operation the ca
pac " of the plant will be about one
and one half million cubic feet daily.
The machinery already installed
includes two 165 h. p. Bcsscmer en-
gines, three so h. p. Bessemer engines,
one 25 h. p. Foos Auxiliary engine,
two l6xSxl6 belt driven Ingersoll-
Rand compressors, one l2xGxl2 Inger-
sol!-Rand compressor two 26X2O di-
rect connected Bessemer vacuum
pumps.
rhe company is now laying an s.
irch gravity Inc for the collection
of the gas. The line extends from
the eastern edge to tho western edge
or the Hewitt field. It will take in
all the gas under vacuum, exccp;
the production In the immediate VIC
!alty OF the plant, which, however.
will also be taken in under vacuum.
Flow tanks, l0X20 feet in size, are
being placed on all leases from VIII ch
the line will collect. Flow gas viii
be taken off the oil as well as cas-
inghead gas, The gas VIII be taken
in such n manner so that there VIII
be no back pressure on the Flow
tanks or wells. BY this method the
company expects a much better yield
or gasoline recovery.
Ono OF the engineers at tho plant
states that the casinghead gasoline
in the Hewitt field does not test
very high at the present time, and
so by taking the gas off the oil aa
well. much better results IN the oper-
alton of the plant win be obtained.
on caslnghead gasoline alone, he stated
the test shows that it runs from one
tenth gallon 10 one and one-half gal
Ions per thousand
Speaking OF the advantages of
compression plant over an absorption
plant the engineer stated that the
company has experimental with the
absorption system OF gasoline oS-
traction In the Healdton field and also
the absorption system as applied To
residue gas from compression plant
In the Gushing field. We have found,
he explained. that the compression
system IS tho best all around meth
cd with satisfactory results. With
n lower operating expense, and octu-
ally yields much better recovery.
The engineer claimed that the COM
pany actually obtained better re-
coyery In the Hcaldton field with n
two-stage compression plant than they
had with a stra ght absorption plant
Tho Healdton plant had been opcr-
nted as an absorption plant for is
months. after which time II was con-
yerted into the two-stagc compress
sion plant.
L. s. Edgctt il tho chief engineer
IN charge of tho plant. Mr. Bdgct
has had considerable experience along
this line OF work. having been In the
oil game for the past iS years He
came to Oklahoma from Ohio three
years ago. An interesting fact about
Tho life Of Mr.. l,dgett is that he was
born 100 yards from the location OF
The Drake we'll in western Ponnsyl-
Nnnla,