, 1922-05-11

One of the triplets (oil. gas
and gasolineD that arrived with
the birth of the Wertz well on
1858 which. by the way, now
furnishes sufficient fuel gas to sup
ply a city the size of Denver and a
considerable barr&lage of oil. is a
growing wonder and already devel-
ope1 into $500 barrels of natural
gasoline over and above the great
quantities sold for airplane and
automobile use. All Of this gaso-
line 0me from the condenser as
the twenty million cubic feet daily
product OF wet gas passes into the 90
mile gas line on its way to the Cas-
per refineries for fuel.
Two ~5O0-barrel gasoline tanks were
installed Il few weeks ago which it
was figured would are for all pos
sible needs a large amount Of gas
oline is sold daily and the supply is
increasing until it has become a
problem which a only be handled
by a special pipe line direct to the
Union Pacific. In fact engineers are
actually figuring on such a line and
II OSecret is mad of the probable
building OF it in the near future.
The natural gasoline that comes
from this well mas about one-third
greater power value than gasoline
usually supplied at filling stations.
There are twelve gas wells in the
Rawlins field. all heavy with gaso-
line. therefore in time such a line as
proposed may have to be duplicated.
In addition to the amount of gasoline
now condensed from the Wertz and
other wells. a still greater amount
remains in the gas which will be re-
moved by an expensive absorption
plant neal Casper before the fuel gas
is passed on to the refineries.
Pipe Line Open
The Illinois Pipe Line company
has been putting between 1900 and
1000 barrels of oil through its pipe
line from the Bair camp in the Lost
Soldier field to the loading racks at
Fort Steele for the past 10 days. hav-
ing completed the laying of G-inch
pipe to a point about 4 y miles north
of the Midway station. Work was
suspended at this point when the
supply of 6-inch pipe was temporarily
exhausted. but he first installment
of a fresh supply anne Tuesday hen
a carload arrived from Franney. Six
teen miles remain to be laid between
the present terminus and the Bair
tanks.
Manager Harsha will have this
new pipe strung along as fast as it
arrives and it will be but a short job
to lay it when everything is ready.
The oil congestion Is greatly relieved
at the Bair storage tanks by the re-
opening of the pipe line to larger
capacity n when the entire line Is
laid with 6-inch pipe there will be
no further trouble on this score.
The Illinois line now has a 4-inch
and a 6-inch line from Fort Steele to
Midway station. both of which will be
continued in service. The larger
pipe will be used for the Bair prod
uct and the smaller for the General
Petroleum oils. as the products are
of different grades and cannot be
mixed. From Midway to the Bair
camp the finch pipe will eventually
be taken up and used in piping fuel
gas to RawlinS as soon as the Rocky
Mountain Gas Company is ready to
begin laying pipe.
Tcx;r> Oil May Return
A party of prominent officials OF
the Texas Oil Co. was recently in
Casper inspecting the cOmpany's
property there and at Glenrock.
where a refinery site is owned by
the corporation. 1t is said that the
Texas company proposes to re-enter
the wyoming flelu ana that negOtla-
lions are under way with pipe lin
companies. which may result in the
establishment of a refinery at either
Glenrock OF Casper, preferably at the
latter place If a suitable site can be
secured at a satisfactory price.
The apparent intention OF the
Texas Oil Co. to resume operations
in Wyoming is of more than passing
interest of Rawlins and the fields
surrounding, for this company has
extensive land holdings which will
probably be drilled and developed as
fast as an outlet for the output can
be secured. This can be accomplished
at any time now. according to oil
men, and only awaits the decision on
the location Of the proposed refin-
cry.
New Mahoney Gasser
The Ohio Oil Company cracked
the Gaping to the Mahoney gas sands
in its 31-26-27 well a few days ago.
and have cemented in the casing at
1850. being higher on the structure
than any yet drilled. It's location
again changes the apex location, pull
ing it to the north somewhat. The
we'll was drilled by Cobb & Good in
record time.
Southwest Petroleum
Another 1000 feet Of 81 casing
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