I also understand, naturally occurring crude, like the light crudes in our
East coast, etc. were used medicinally. IIRC, it used to run out of the
ground as "springs" and even collect in pools and such.
Henry
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Atkins" <mratkins@embarqmail.com>
To: <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: diesel why the cost, don't blame the tree
huggers tho,, Ca. started all this with CARB
> My grandfather worked many years in the Burbank oil field in northern
> Oklahoma and told stories about "drip pits". This was the lightest
> components that came from the wells (*N*atural *G*as *L*iquids) and was
> run onto the ground and simply allowed to evaporate. When the automobile
> came along the oil field hands began using this "drip gas" in their
> vehicles, as it was free, until the oil companies caught on and they
> were threatened with job loss for further use!
>
> To answer your question in a word, YES.
>
> Mark in Texas
>
>
> On 11/2/2011 11:50 AM, max_stemple wrote:
>>
>> Is this statement true?: when crude was first discovered and first
>> used it was for lamp oil and the gasoline was a left over useless by
>> product the was just burned off. True? Max
>>
>> --- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
>> <mailto:diesel_mercedes%40yahoogroups.com>, Mark Atkins <mratkins@...>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Doug,
>> >
>> > As a thirty year veteran of being a refinery rat I must make a
>> couple of
>> > points, here.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
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