, 1922-01-22

ioIco eions maoo the process q com
merciai possibility.
Tho sharpicss plant Il housed IN
the big brick building. one and two
r'ortes IN height. which Is erected
north of tho Yellowstone highway op-
posits the plant heaoSsErterA
This plant performs itr refining
function through the agency Of ~
centrifugs machines which operate
somewhat similarly to tho principle
OF cream separators-
The naptha treating plant a contin-
uous treating system erected At the
Midwest during tho past ear has q
capacity OF between 5000 and so.-
600 barrels Of on G day.
An acid restoring plant the function
Of which Is to recover certain per-
osntages Of TIE acid used In on 70
dining. was erected during the past
year. This plan; averages q rsoov-
cry Of nbo1t IS tons Of acid q day.
Fuel Cost Big Item
From estimates made on the cost
Of refinery operation IN the past year.
during a greater part OF which tho
plants were operated with fuel oil
motive power. the fuel cost at times
exceeded 50 per cent of the total ex-
penss of nIAuufacture- This condi-
ton IS said tr have existed at both
tho Standard and Midwest plants.
The figures involved over half the
entire operating expense but are ex-
ciunive OF the figures contained IN
the budget OF $40. ooo. 900 which rep
resented the extension and building
budget OF both plants.
A large percentage OF the exton-
zion operations OF the Standard plant
are taken up with the erection of a
total Of 60 stills. construction of In
cidentai refinery control units and the
replacement OF worn units which In
cluded replacement OF still boilers on
batteries Nos 1 2 3 and 4 OF pres
sure stiIi sections.
Grcybuli Plant Extensions.
AT Greybuil the Midwest COMPANY
erected a battery of six crude stills
with a capacity of 500 barrels each
and q battery OF six coking stiiia
each of which also had a capacity o.
1000 barrels.
While completed the coking stills
had not been placed in operation dur.
ing 1921 but win be running oil be-
fore the end OF January. These op.
erations increased the capacity OF the
Midwest plant to 5000 barrels of oil
a day. In addition a 1O.0oo-barrel
capacity continuous treating naptha
plant was erected. This doubled the
capacity Of the Midwest plant and
cost about : LOCO. 900.
The Standard company kept pace
with tho Midwest at Greybull and In
creased the capacity of its plant to
west plant. The cost was contained
In the Burton process stills erected.
and approximatod the expenditure OF
the Midwest company.
Laramie Plants Doubled.
A battery of six 4oo-barreI crude
stills was constructed. doubling tho
capacity OF the Midwest plant at
Laramie. Under this extension the
oil capacity OF the plant was brought
to q total of $500 barrels OF oil a
day. Duplicating the work of the
Midwest company the Standard dou-
blde tho size Of Its plant. the expen-
diture almost equalling the $500. 900
expenditure Of the Midwest company.
On October /. 1921. the Standard
on company Qndiana) through a
contract with the Midwest Refining
company pol over the operation and
management Of ths three Midwest
plants In tho wyoming field
Later through es per cent stock
ownership Of the Midwest company.
the Standard became the guiding
genius OF the oil industry OF Wyo-
~f-- x-4eh A-,..-4-.At m 49,
cent control OF the refining. producing
and pipeline facilities of the state.
Standard control Of the Midwest
company also places It In control OF
tie Utah on & Refining company.
which operates q 5.0oo-barrei plant
at Salt Lake City and scores OF pro-
ducins organizations subsidiary to
the Midwest In Wyoming and edjoin-
ing states.
Standard Erecting Plant
The only other enterprise OF the
Standard Qndiana) company in tho
state at this time is a refining plant
now under construction at Glenroclk
whiah viii handle the residue oils OF
the Mutual on . Refining company.
which Is controlled by the company
through its stock ownership OF the
Midwest
When the Standard oompany as
sumed control and operation Of the
Midwest plants at Casper, Greybull
and Laramie. the management OF the
producing pipeline n other depart;
ments was left in the hands of for
mer Midwest company executives.
With the Standard plants in Cas-
per now operating at capacity Of
pipeline deliveries. It is probable that
no ~appreciabie additions viii be made
to the plants this year.
Maintaining capacity production Is
assured however due to the TACT that
the Casper plants entered tho world