The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-15
Chickasaw Refinery
Sale is Confirmed

Sale of the plant of the Chickasaw
refinery, located north Of Ardmore,
has been confirmed by the court 10
James A. Cotuer, of New York. whose
bid was S106, 600. Preparations are al
ready under way for the reopening OF
the plant as soon as necessary altera'
tions are completed. The price at which
Mr.. Cotner secured the refinery is
regarded by those who are familiar
with the details of its construction as
very low figure. approximately ST.
500 600 was expended by the original
promoters of the enterprise in building
it up to its present condition and max
ing ii the largest in this city and one
of the most completely equipped in the
midcontinent field. Originally started
as 4 2,000-barrel capacity refinery ad-
ditions were gradually completed which
brought its capacity to $500 barrels
daily The earnings of the concern dur
| ing the days of profitable refinery oper-
alton, prior to the slump during the
latter part of 1920 and the early part
OF 1921. were put into the building Of
these extensions
The Chickasaw plant is located on
j tract of approximately so acres north
OF the city which it owns in fee, and
which lies on both sides of the main
! line of the Santa F'e railroad. Along
| its entire frontage the refinery has a
doubletrack spur leading from the main
| line into the grounds of the company 5
| property.
Lots Steel Storage
In addition TO the building and equip.
ment, there is approximately 100000
| barrels of steel storage at the plant, in
Guiding sizes ranging from 10000 10
30 600 barrel capacity.
The plant is 'four.unit' using the
| Blaisdell process Prior to its shut down
and subsequent sale. il had been re-
ceiving its raw material chiefly through
the lines of the Healdton Pipe Line
company, connecting with the Healdtor
and Hewitt pools. In the Healdtor
field, the Chickasaw concern owns 2C
miles Of gathering line and at Hew
lit, eight miles, leading to the loadine
racks which 1t owns at Sand pit, fiv,
miles east OF Wilson on the o. ~ NJ
and T. railroad The storage facilities
for crude al the local plant include two
steel tanks of the 81 500 barrel size
There are 20 tanks for refined products
at the AIdmOre property
Baisdell Process
The Blalsdell process OF refining is
one OF the most successful method,
for treating crude and permits the eX
traction OF Il large percentage Of gas
oline.
Big Crude Supply
That the new operators Of the refln
cry viii encounter no difficulty in Sc
curing crude with which TO run the
plant is Indicated by the aftiliation
which Mr.. Cotner has with the Has
sell interests. Mr. Cotner organized and
is president of the CottOnbelt Petroleum
company. one OF the most active pro.
ducing concerns iR the Hewitt and Gra-
ham fields, with production IN the two
fields of more than 1000 barrels daily.
He Is also associated with Mr. Has.
kell in the Middle States Oil corpor-
alton. the Southern States corporation
and number Of others I'm which he Is
u director. The Sure Oil corporation. Il
Haskell subsidiary. has 1900 barrels OF
daily yield in the Hewitt district, and
the Judson OH company also fathered
by the Haskell Syndicate, is q produc