1924 - Petroleum, USA: Story of Gasoline R3 of 3

1924 - Petroleum, USA: Gasoline Refining R3 of 3 Recovery of natural gasoline from well head by collecting, compressing & cooling from oil well. Brief shot oil well pumping, man points to pipe where it’s drawn off & piped to compression plant, exteriors & interiors. Large belt driven compressors. Loading natural gasoline into railroad tank cars for shipment, excess fumes drawn off for recompression thru recovery line. 01:16:30 Large distillation tanks. Distillation tests - man in laboratory conducting tests w/ beaker & measuring specific gravity, then distilled & measuring boiling points. 01:20:10 Chemical & physical research laboratory w/ scientists carrying out experiments. 01:20:50 3 million gallon storage tanks on concrete pads. Filling 50 gallon barrels moved on conveyor belts. 01:22:05 Tanker ships in port. Railroad tank cars being filled & animation of moving to distribution station where tanker delivery trucks are filled. Petrol truck delivering to gasoline station. Ground wire or earthing for truck to prevent static as fire/ safety precaution. Car pulling into filling station & getting fuel. Sponsored by Standard Oil. Petroleum Industry; Oil Refinery; Street scenes; Daily life; 1920s;