The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-29
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The Second Day of the
Natural Gasoline Mdnufdc-
turers Association
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hrers Association
Interesting
The second day of the meeting of
the Natural Gasoline Manufacturers
sssociatiOn, held tho interest OF
,scse in attendance in spite of the
Srsary weather and the incessant
ain. Tulsa should be bright and
sgnshlny with the temperature and
sumidity at normal if the manufac-
,urers are to get good results IN
testing out the various theories and
the new inventions that go with the
manufacture of natural gasoline.
No "carbureters" will have to be
carefully adjusted to enjoy the best
results.
The principal address OF the day
was made by Lloyd +. Bayer, one OF
the most brilliant refining engi-
neers in the southwest. His speech
was too technical for the ordinary
reader but 1t is so clearly put that
II may be of interest to outsiders as
1t certainly Is to the manufacturers
themselves. In part. 1t was as fol-
lows:
Report OF Specifications Committee.
Although the change In the regu-
latlons of the bureau of explosives
proposed year ago was perhaps the
primary cause for bringing the
Natural Gasoline Manufacturers into
the meeting at which the association
was organized, the discussion at that
tine brought out the necessity for
Immediate action along other lines.
The industry was then struggling
against demoralizcd market caused
" the general depression and the
1t that several purchasers who
rad previously taken a great part of
the output of the gasoline plants had
gone out OF the market temporarily.
In order to open up new markets to
replace those temporarily lost. it
was necessary to educate refiners to
the greater use of natural gasoline,
and the first essential step was OF
necessity the formulation of standard
specificatlons by which the various
products could be graded and iden-
titled. Casinghead, as 1t was then
known, had fallen into disrepute
among refiners and ultimate con-
surers because of the fact that this
one word along was used to cover
the entire range of products OBJ
tained from natural gas. regardless
Of the vast difference in gravity or
Volatility.
Many of the gasoline manufactur-
Gs and q greater number of refin-
srs we're unfamiliar with the proper
tests TO determine the quality OF the
various grades. Dependence was
largely placed on such general terms
as "weathered raw or upon gravity
tests which alone give little indica-
ton Of the quality of the product.
This lack of understanding on the
part Of both purchaser and seller
naturally resulted in dissatisfaction
TO the customer and consequently
lower prices to the producer.
With the purpose of remedying
this existing condition. a committee
was appointed at the organization
meeting to make a report on speci-
fcatlons but it was readily seen that
the subject was too broad to permit
Of quick solution. After the per-
mantnt organization was effected a
specifications committee was, there
ORE, appointed consisting of II. T.
Ashton, chairman, d. Il. Buchanan
WI. Walker. A. J. Pfister and l.. F.
bayer. This committee held a num-
Der OF meetings at which were con-
sidered the characteristic tests of all
grades OF natural gasoline and It's
blends, OF which the committee had
knowledge or could obtain informa-
'hon. A mass of data was collected
compiled and analyzed in order that
every phase OF the business might be
given due consideration and that nc
good products be excluded and nc
products included that did not merit
their inclusion. SO many widely
varying products were disclosed thai
u seemed almost impossible TO es'
nolish any reasonable number Of
grades which would include withir
thelr limits all commercial products
winch could be recommended, with.
out making these limits so wide al
10 include such products as hat
caused all natural gasoline to b'
oassed as an outlaw" product. A,
must needs be In such cases, varioui
compromises were effected. result
ns In the specifications published
Suy 80, 1921. by the association
ana with which you are all familiar
AZ have said before, the ordinary
user OF gasoline considered onl,
Nue thing-gravity,--kick, as he ex
pressed 1t, aud every crime known
gasoline was attributed to "cas
Inghead" in the blend. Product
we're put upon the market which
we're utterly unfit for motor use
Anythlng which the producer coult
set by with was sold to refiner
or was blended with naphtha o
ssrosene and put upon the open mar
ns'' AS a result the ban was place.
w the public upon the entire prod
vet In compiling. these officia
speeiiications the primary objec
was to so grade both natural an
motor gasoline that each produc
would stand on its own merits an
mat each could be made to serv
Ms particular purpose for which
was intended, under its own name
without casting aspersions upon an,
.'her member or members of tn
The tests which were considere
vesirable and necessary to indicat
Ae quality OF natural gasoline an,
MOTOR natural gasoline were gravity
initial boiling point, end point, color
vSaor tension and recovery. Wit
aspect to these, the official speci
neiations listed seven grades of nat
aari gasoline designated bX The let
srs "A" to &C." inclusive, and fou