Washington County News | 1924-10-09 | Page 1 | Gustaveson Gasoline Refinery Operating

GUSTAYESOX GASOLINE REFINERY OPERATING The refinery of the Gustaveson Oil company was put in operation on September 19. J. W. Musser, general gener-al manager, who is now in the field, reported that the crude storage tanks were full of oil, and that a preliminary prelimin-ary run of the refinery was made Friday, Fri-day, September 19, with good results. He stated that another shift would be put on in the next day or two so that the refinery would be operating continuously and to full capacity. The plant in general is designed for a 500 barrel plant, but the present pres-ent capacity of the crude stills will handle from 100 to 150 barrels per day. The plant is of the most modern type. The present plant will just run off gasoline and kerosene, the balance of the stock being sold ar fuel oil. It is planned to later install in-stall cracking stills, which will take off about 50 per cent to 60 per cent more gasoline 'from the residium, which is now sold as fuel oil. There are now seven strings of tools drilling holes in the Virgin oil fields at thi present time. The Gustaveson Gus-taveson is rjfnning one, Charles Alsop is running ;wo, John Roders interests are drilling one, Klein of California is drilling one, Stanley is drilling and another hole is being put down by a company that has recently come into the field. Western Mineral Survey.