TECHNOLOGY OF PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION. 
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Production of crude petroleum in Santa Maria oil district, 1902—1906 .« 
[Barrels of 42 gallons each.] 
1902 .• 99,283 
1903 . 178,140 
1904 . 1,367,174 
1905 . 2, 565, 96G 
1906 . 4,906,513 
9,117, 076 
The estimated maximum capacity of the district January 1, 1907, is 
40,400 barrels per day. 
STORAGE CAPACITY. 
The storage facilities of the district consist of steel and wooden 
tanks and open earthern reservoirs. The reservoirs are located 
only in the field and are used only temporarily or in cases of emer¬ 
gency. The total storage capacity of the district, not including the 
open reservoirs, is 1,464,000 barrels. 
TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES. 
The oil from the Santa Maria district is distributed by means of 
pipe lines, tank cars, and some of it eventually by tank steamers. 
The principal pipe lines of the district are four connecting the field 
with Port Harford and one running from the Western Union wells 
to Gaviota. The rail lines available are the Southern Pacific at 
Gaviota, Casmalia, and Betteravia, and the Pacific Coast at Carreaga 
and Orcutt. Tank steamers of the Associated, Standard, and Union 
oil companies take the product from Port Harford or Gaviota. 
The following is a summary of the principal pipe lines in the 
district: 
Pipe lines in Santa Maria oil district. 
Company. 
From— 
To— 
Distance. 
rrkoct Oil Transport C!o 
Graciosa wells . 
Oil Port . 
Miles. 
34 
W ells . 
Casmalia . 
8 
T.no A lamns Oil «nrl T)pivelor>ment Co.. 
.do . 
Carreaga . 
Pacific Oil and Transportation Co . 
Orcutt ... 
Gaviota . 
51 
Pinal and Brookshire oil companies .. . 
Wells. 
Graciosa station. 
2 
r»n . 
.do. 
Betteravia. 
7 
Orcutt . 
Port Harford . 
32 
Do . 
Western Union wells . 
Orcutt . 
7 
Do . 
Hall, Dome, Pinal, and 
. do . 
3 
S+amltirrl Oil Cn. ('2 lines'! 
Brookshire wells. 
Pacific Coast Oil Co.’s 
Port Harford . 
tanks. 
Orcutt . 
. do . 
32 
Ho . 
. do . 
. do ... 
32 
Do . 
Lompoc field . 
Orcutt . 
16 
Do . 
Escolle and Santa Maria 
. do . 
3 
On . 
Oil and Gas Co.’s wells. 
Fox, Hobbs, Folsom, and 
other wells. 
Reservoirs Nos. 1, 2, and 3.. 
. do . 
3 
. do . 
4 
Wells . 
Carreaga. 
4 
a Compiled from data furnished by the different operating companies. 
