— — w wr m i m jp k sr tan section n THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Sunday January 18 1913 EMPIRE EDITION bb w mm Mmik xh b f h b suae v AweswaMSHP-" n a ea-scec- s s j"wsik rm sr wpos tc ir s mbs:sse m s t v I 1 Si t f v - M r -- - i ' i i" tei ' Pipe lines running hundreds of miles trans- port crude oil from the field to the refinery v i -- 4 i - 1SZ 3 aJ for xnotorixU ol America jaiolin stored la hng ttmVi ct th rtfinsry await transfer to serrice station pu'np field Arid refineries wholesale and retail put-lGREAT oil tnterrnountsin weit eries crude oil properties pipe- keep the petroleum industry far line and exploration Expendiup front in tures by various companies in tb parsde of 1948 will exceed $20000000 to ExprogTesa make It the greatest year for paruuon and and expansion in improvement ursprovementa history for callingThe Importance of the Indusof to the state is apparent Aptry of rslllions are proximately 35000 personson dedollars it pend for their livelihood clse5uled by some 7750 are employed directly with the estimated annual paymajor Li the roll figured at $23000000 Bady - irnrjsediate ture and In 1947 production reached an e high with two refineries the Utah Oil Refining Co and the Wasatch Oil Refining Co turned out approximately gallons of gasoline on which federal and state taxes amounted to around $10000000 In addition vast quantities of aviation gasoline naptha kerosene diesel fuel fuel oil road oils motor oils paraffin greases and coke were produced Largest refinery In Utah Is that of Utah Oil which cover an area of 135 acres ha a daily crude oil capacity of 25000 barrels with approximately 1100 employes The Wasatch Oil refinery at Wood Cross purchased in 1947 by the Thillips Petroleum Co ha a dally crude oil capacity of 4500 barrel with about 200 employes Phillips slao purchased the Refining plant of the IdahoinOil1947 This Co at Pocatello i a cracking unit with a daily all-tim- ploration and in drilling many careaa ia 180-0000- x p e ted to bring- in new producing wells Wyomirgr's extensive fields produce on an average more titan 30000000 barrela'of oil while Juat over the line the Rangely area of western Colorado is proving one of the ration' most prolific producers Explorationoilcarried on by Inmajor the American companie Vernal Moah Greenriver and ether areas of Utah and In the Strevel Idaho may vicinity of uncover new and important an-rua- Ty re-erv- es THE 40 years sines its establishment in Utah the petroleum industry has frown to a $60000000 buainea with that amount invested in refin First the creat "cat cracker" heart of the refinery processes crude oil to transform it into fuel for America's motors Derricks dotting fields of the west bring oil from ground have filings holdings and drilling- rights These are in virtually every section of the state from Summit and Dagget counties on the north to Kane and San Juan counties on the south and from border to border east and west Eight responsible companies are actually drilling with mod- - clair Oil Co Utah Southern Oil Co Southern Union and others THE petroleum Industry has ned on a basis of 25000 barrels of crude oil dally capacity Another refinery with a comparatively small output is operated near Jensen Utah by the Uintah Oil Refining Co Principal sources of crude oil are the Wyoming and Colorado fields The oil is brought to Utah refineries by pipeline which extends 750 miles and was constructed in 1939 by the Utah Oil Refining Co at a cost of approximately $4500000 and gathSupplementary linesin 1944 1945 ering systemsa built and J946 at cost of about bring oil from the lies Wilson Creek and Rangely fields in Colorado and connect with the main line at Wamsut-te- r Wyo in Utah THERE are 57 areaa major oil companies 00 j n -- yjrt m-m i - iuq'lMiaiiA4--- ami assuring a steady supply for the around operations cf the west's processors the-clo- ck taw Oil Fields Refineries Pace Progress in West ea fuex- " capacity of 5000 barrels of crude oil and employes approximately 200 workers Crude is received at the refinery from Montana and Wyoming via tank car "A major development in the petroleum industry in the west is the announcement of Standard Oil of California of plans to erect a $5000000 refinery in Salt Lake in 1948 This is plan- - et com-pam- ii 15 00 em rigs nine are obligated to drill Altogether some 32 companies are drilling are obligated to drill or axe protecting themcommercial selves "against" production of oil in Utah include: These Mountain companies Fuel Supply Co Continental Oil Co Mohawk Corp Carter Oil Co Stanolind Phillips Petroleum Standard of California Pacific Pe-trole- Western Texas Oil Co'Tri-Goo- d Oil Co Rysn Producers Oil Co Amerada Diamond Oil Co Utah Central Oil Co Tidewater Associated Dallas Independent Mt Vernon Oil Co Crescent Oil Co Marland Oil Co American Oil Co Liberty Oil Co Byrd-FroCrescent Eagle Mountain State Development Co Walker Production Co Pure Oil Co Sin Co Oil Co Mid-Contine- nt st develop approximately 5400 different products from crude oil which is used aa the base of thousands of essential lipsticks products ranging fromcandies to to DDT and from of such list candles A partial products used in the home includes cellophane rust preventives sewing machine oil cleaning fluids laundry wax insecticides disinfectants dyes roofmaterials timber preservaing tive's furnace oil gas for ths kitchen range and the now familiar plastic items in use as wall tiles luggage fittings frames Jewelry and gadgets of all sorts Oil derivation are used in medicines such as ointments and jellies nasal sprays intestinal lubricants anaesthetics drugs to stop bleeding and reduce blood pressure treat kidney disease heart failure and for use 4n the therapy of psy- i:&-Ar£- Ou iBttki) fc&JI DIEGO Serving ' - we offer complete the Vest for 33 years facilities fast wire service and ample and accurate information Your inquiries are invited us pechoneurotics Industry troleum In the form of gasoline' kerosene motor oils greases lubricants "wood" "grain" and other alcohols glycerines paint and varnish constituent dye oils for packing fruit and preserving eggs gases and oils for ripening fruits and accelerating oils plant growth flotation and reducing agents oils for metallurgical use paving and road oils in electrodes electric plugs and battery fillers as coke and as a solvent agent J A HOGLE Established 132 Main Strcst-Phs- ns S1 Salt Laks City New Tsrk— Dsnvar— L Ana Msms-- r Nsw C 1915 Klstsl BollJIt-P- hs Of dsn !— Smn Dlg-lv- 101 Hlllt—Rivartie'e— twtts— rly Swlir— Sn Ssrnersliite $mlt tefc Stotk fxthaitf Yrk Offcar fs?nf rfiMfs i i V'- - f " 6 LIGHT $5000000 UTAH POWER COMPANY'S steam-electr- ic generating plant To augment the supply of dependable low-coelectricity so necessary to the industrial expansion of the intermountain area Utah Power & Light Company has contracted for the building of a new plant adjacent to its existing Orcm station at the mouth of Provo Qmyon in Utah county st When completed in 1950 the new station will add 44000 kilowatts to the present station's 18750 kilowatts of capacity — producing a total of 62750 kilowatts or 84000 horsepower The plant will be a large consumer of Utah coal -- e iw-i -- cud— J V ' - TrtiT'' - — ia-w- i 1 "A This is one of many substantial investments by which the Utah Power & Light Company with complete faith in the West's industrial future is preparing to serve the area's increasing power requirements J" ' hi t " V ' i 1 WJIW jwc 41 -- 5- - Ii