| Show w y nr w r y yA A 7 a k 1 s l 64 t I 1 f a S h ti 5 6 iv 4 t j Q i 2 i rat ratE 1 E aft to 1 r I- I i J W 1 AN INDUSTRIAL TOUR made by members of the Vernal Business and Professional Club and their husbands Included this ba barrel crude oil storage tank Ascending the stairwell are Winona Odle Mike Duke and Linda Staff photo Members Husbands Tour Field Sunday afternoon a group of the local Business and Women's Club members and their husbands toured one of Uintah Basins Basin's rial areas the Won sits Valley Oil Field northeast oi of Ouray where Gulf Oil has drilled wells 93 producing 11 water injection two dry holes and 11 inactive wells DARIUS ADAMS well test er a veteran vetran of years in inthe inthe the oil business guided the group to the Rotary rig and to toa toa a gathering station one of six where oil is gathered from all wells and released at certain times to be transferred to the Salt Lake pipeline Large steam boilers are pro pro- provided provided vided on the field to heat pipes over the field so that oil will flow freely Several huge stor stor- stor storage age tanks of crude oil wait to tobe tobe be trucked out or put into the pipeline to go to the Salt Lake refinery refinery This oil is kept warm at aU all times AT THE miring and and pum pump station the th welts pump into the Salt Rangely-Salt Rangely Salt I Lake pipeline Of interest to the group was the gas plant opel operated by Warrens Warren's Petroleum a subsidiary of Gulf Oil Ronnie Walls Wallis operator guided the group through the plant At the end of the tour Mr Adams led the group through the water injection plant used to increase oil flow ENJOYING the tour were Dr and Mrs John Mr and Mrs George Wall Vella Smith Ethel Bowden Mr and Mrs Lawrence DeVed Winona Odle Mr and Mrs Darius Adams Mr and Mrs L N Be Be- Be Behunin and son Keith and Mike Duke |
