Although we had an up close experience with the oil pipeline at the Air Force Base, we stopped at a wayside near
The funny looking gizmo in the cocoon is called a “pig”. They’re devices to improve the flow of oil and monitor conditions. Pigs are launched and retrieved at pump stations and travel through the pipeline with the moving oil. The polyurethane sample in the picture is a cleaning and flow improvement pig. Other more sophisticated pigs use magnetic fields and ultrasonic signals to detect small changes in the pipes’ wall thickness and shape. They weigh about 1600 pounds! The upright 'pig' was used originally to scrape wax from the sides of the newly laid pipe. After the pipe was warmed up, these type of pigs were 'retired'.
In the refining process one barrel of oil will produce:
18 gals gas
10 gals kerosene
5 gal fuel oil
3 gal jet fuel
2 gal lube oil
2 gal chemicals
2 gal other products
One million barrels of oil flow daily from
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Hi, sounds like you're having quite an adventure. We're doing OK here. Right now we're enjoying a much needed and rare rain shower. Had another grass fire at Ft. Carson yest. Take care, Nancy
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