This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 Excerpt: ... a fifteen hp. gas engine is used which in addition to furnishing power to run a vacuum pump and a single stage compressor, also furnishes power to the walking beam for pumping oil. The compressor generally used is a 6 by 6 size running about 250 rev. per min., while the vacuum pump is a Duplex type with much larger ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 Excerpt: ... a fifteen hp. gas engine is used which in addition to furnishing power to run a vacuum pump and a single stage compressor, also furnishes power to the walking beam for pumping oil. The compressor generally used is a 6 by 6 size running about 250 rev. per min., while the vacuum pump is a Duplex type with much larger cylinders and running about 120 rev. per min. The gas is compressed to about 80 lb. pressure while the vacuum maintained on the oil sand is about 25 to 28 inches vacuum. At several plants in the Sistersville, W. Va., district the gas is very rich, showing on test as high as 13 gallons of gasoline per thousand cubic feet of gas, consequently, after the extraction of gasoline there is too small a quantity of residue gas left to run the gas engine, compelling the purchase of natural gas from the local gas company. The gasoline extracted is of 86 deg. to 60 deg. Baume. It is collected in iron drums and hauled by wagon to a nearby market. Generally one man has charge of three or four plants which are run twenty-four hours daily same as with large installations. Some of the larger plants in Oklahoma are as complete in every detail and cost as much to install as many of the large gas compressing stations operated by the large natural gas companies. In addition to compressors, cooling coils, tanks and gas engines their equipment includes a complete electric lighting system with storage batteries, lathes, drill presses, grinders, overhead crane, a complete water system under fire pressure, a chemical cart for extinguishing fires, private telephone and telegraph lines to main office and to booster stations, a well equipped steam heating system for entire plant, a suitable office, garage and houses for employees. The completeness mid attractive appearance ...
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