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1 PETROLEUMSTORAGEFACILITIESAREPORTOFTHENA TIONALPETROLEUMCOUNCIL1960 NATIONALPETROLEUMCOUNCILREPORTOFTHECOMMI TTEEONPETROLEUMSTORAGEFACILITIES(1959)MA RCH22, ,CHAIRMANW. , , , , , , :EXecutive3-5167 NATIONALPETROLEUMCOUNCILCOMMITTEEONPETRO LEUMSTORAGEFACILITIES(1959)CHAIRMAN:*VIC E-CHAIRMAN: , , , , , , , (Ohio)MidlandBuildingCleveland,OhioStark FoxOilProducersAgencyofCaliforniaLosAnge les, , ,Michigan** ,Louisiana* , ,Washington, ,1959toJuly2, , , , , 'sAssociationofNewEngland, ,MassachusettsMilesMills, , , , , (Indiana)Chicago,IllinoisDavidProctorGul fOilCorporationGulfBuildingPittsburgh, ( )NewYork, ,IndependentRefinersAssociationofAmerica Denver, ,CaliforniaEverettWellsAshlandOil&Refini ngCompanyAshland, , ,IllinoisREPORTOFTHETECHNICALSUBCOMMITTE ETOTHENATIONALPETROLEUMCOUNCIL'SCOMMITTE EONPETROLEUMSTORAGEFACILITIESF ebruary24, , ,onJanuary21,1959, ,asActingsecretaryoftheInterior,askedthe Counciltocreateacommitteetoundertakeatho roughstudytodeterminethepetroleumstorage facilitiesintheUnitedStatesof,andinexces sof25,000barrelsatanyonelocation,request ingfurtherthatareportbepreparedofthissto ragedatawithabreakdownofbothcrudeoilandr efinedproducts,byStates,andbycountieswit hineachState.

2 AsecondphaseoftheGovernment'srequestaske dthateachstorageplantsitebelocatedspecif icallywithrespecttolatitudeandlongitude, fortheuseofOCDM,butthat,whiletheCouncilw astoobtainthisgeographicalinformation, ,initsreportofJanuary26,1959,whichwasuna nimouslyadoptedbytheNationalPetroleumCou ncilatitsmeetingonJanuary27,1959, , ,ChairmanoftheCouncil,onMarch18,1959,app ointedtheCommitteeonPetroleumStorageFaci lities(1959), ,President,PureOilCompany, ,aTechnicalSubcommitteewasappointedonApr il14,1959,todeterminethebestmethodofobta iningthedataaskedforbytheGovernment:toga therandcompilesuchdata, 2 ,undertheChairmanshipofFredVanCovern,oft heAmericanPetroleumInstitute,helditsfirs tmeetingonApril27-28,1959,atwhichtimeitd rewupaquestionnaireformandsheetofinstruc tionsfordistributiontoallpetroleumcompan ieswhichitbelievedwouldhave25, ,eachSubcommitteememberdevelopedalistofn amesofthosecompaniesthat,baseduponhiskno wledgeandexperience,hebelievedmightownor operatefacilitiesof25, ,theChairmanobtainedfromtheBureauofMines oftheDepartmentoftheIn-terior,alistofall companieswhichcontributetoitsregularMont hlyPetroleumStatementcoveringso-calledpr imaryinventories,aswellasalistofthosewho reporttotheBureau'sannualstatementonfuel oildistribution, 'sstaffonAugust17, ,terminal,bulkplant,tankfarm,orotherstor agefacilityatwhich- 3 -islocatedtankagewithacapacityof25,000ba rrelsormore.

3 Wasthusaskedtoreportthepreciselocationof suchfacility,andtocompilesuchdatabycount yandstateindicatingthecrudeoilandproduct assignmentsatthosepointsasofMarch31, ,allpipelinecompaniesreceivedquestionnai reforms,andwereaskedtoreportallapplicabl etankageservedbythemorconnectedtotheirli nesirrespectiveofownership, , , ,355companies, ,andDecember7, ,1960, ,355compa-niesreceivingstoragefacilityqu estionnaires,responseswerefiledby1,246co mpanies,or92% ,itisyourSubcommittee'sjudgementthatmost ofthecompanieswhichdidnotrespondhaveless capacitythan25,000barrels,andfurtherthat theactualcapacityreportedtothesurveycons titutesatleast98% :(A)TotalNumberCompaniesMailedOuestionna ires:(I)Pipelinecompanies(2)Allothercomp anies(B)TotalReturnsReceived:(I)Returnsw ithapplicabledata(25, )(2)Returnswithnoapplicabledata(lessthan 25,000bbls.)(3)Notapplicableotherwise*(C )TotalCompaniesNotReplying1221,233585522 139 TOTALS1,3551,246109 Asthecompletedreturnswerereceived,theywe reindividuallycodedandthedatasubmittedwa sthencompiledbythestaffoftheNationalPetr oleumCouncil, , ,onDecember1,1959,andagainonFebruary24,1 960,atwhichtimeitanalyzedtheinformationc ompiledbytheCouncilstaffanddrewupthisrep orttotheCouncil'sCommitteeonPetroleumSto rageFacilities(1959)*Companiessoldfacili ties.

4 Mergedoperationswithareportingcompany1ou tofbusiness, 5 ,1959,thereexisted1,585,948,000barrelsof petroleumstoragecapacityintheUnitedState sat3,109installationsorlocations, ,710,000barrelswereassignedtocrudeoilsto rage,and1,133,238, ,1959isasfollows:TOTALSTORAGECAPACITYATI NSTALLATIONSORLOCATIONSOF25,000 BARRELSORMORE,ASSIGNEDASOF3/31/59to:(Bar rels)CrudeOilGasoline(Finished)Gasoline( Unfinished) ,710,000318,368,00098,161,00055,844,0002 9,169,000248,946,000143,302,000239,448,0 001,585,948,000 ExhibitAattachedheretosetsforthindetailt hetotalpetro-leumstoragecapacities,bytyp eofproducttowhichassignedasofMarch31,195 9,foreachofthe50 States,theDistrictofColumbia,PuertoRico, ,ExhibitAindicates- 6 -thetotalnumberofinstallationswithineach Statehavinganaggregatecapacityofatleast2 5, 'srequestthattheCouncilalsocompilethisda tabycountieswithineachState,thefig-uress ubmittedhavebeensocompiled,withtheexcept ionofAlaska,Hawaii,andtheDistrictofColum bia,ontheattachedTables,numberedA-ItoA~ , ,theSubcommitteedirectedtheCouncilstaff, inordertoavoiddisclosureofcompanyidentit y, ,theSub- ,earthen,concreteorquarryexistentonMarch 31,1959,isincludedforallsitesorlo-cation shavinganaggregatestoragecapacityof25, '.

5 - 7 -havingbeenmadeavailabletotheOfficeofCiv ilandDefenseMobili-zationthroughanotherC ouncilcommitteereport, ,waterterminals,bulkterminals,tankfarms, pumpstations,etc.,ifitis25, , ,suchasrailroads,steamshiplines,utilitie s,manufacturers, , 8 -TOTALSTORAGECAPACITYREPORTEDFORC rudeailGasoline( )KerosineDistillateFuelOilResidualFuelOi lSub-totalJetFuelAllOtherProductsTOTALNP CSTORAGEFACILITIESSURVEY3/31/59(1000Bb1s .),452,710416,52955,844248,-946143,3021, 317,33129,169239,4481,585,948 LATESTPREVIOUSSURVEY415,422(a)373,253(b) 47,755(b)215,000(b)119,321(b)1,170,751(c )(c)(a)NPC3/31/57(b)BureauofMines3/31/59 (c)NotpreviouslyincludedinanysurveyTheto talcapacityof10585,948,000barrelsreporte dinthissurveyis415,197, ,617,000barrelsareattribut-abletotheexte nsionofthissurveytoinclude"jetfuel"and"a llotherproducts" ,317,331,000barrelsdevelopedinthissurvey is146,580,000barrelsgreaterthanwasreport edinthepreviousNPCsurveyforcrudeoilonMar ch31,1957andbytheBureauofMinesforproduct sonMarch31, ,however,thatthenewsurveycoversstorageca pacityof25,000barrelsormoreandincludesbo thprimaryandsecondarystorage,where-as,th eBureauofMines'surveyincludedonlyshellca pacityofstorage- 9 -tanksatrefineriesandbulkterminalswheret erminalsizewaslimitedto50, ,1957andearlier, ,theSubcommitteehaslistedbelowthetotalst oragecapacity,forcrudeandrefinedproducts ,locatedwithineachoftheeightOCDMR egionalDistricts, ,1959 TOCRUDEPETROLEUMANDPRODUCTS(Installation sHavingAggregateCapacityofatLeast25.)

6 000barrels)CRUDEOILOCDMR egion115,494 OCDMR egion236,644 OCDMR egion33,276 OCDMR egion439,016 OCDMR egion5238,942 OCDMR egion640,284 OCDMR egion773,496 OCDMR egion85,534 Alaska&Hawaii24 TOTALUNITEDSTATES452,710 REFINEDPRODUCTS(thousandsofbarrles)177,4 69153,59260,312155,298282,02584,133179,5 3337,4403,4361,133,238-10-TOTALALLOILS19 2,963190,23663,588194,314520,967124,4172 53,02942,9743,4601,585,948 Inresponsetothesecondphaseofitsassignmen t,therequesttoobtainfortheOfficeofCivila ndDefenseMobilizationthepreciselatitudea ndlongitudeofeachplantsitereported, ' ofthereturnsreceivedcontainedeithertheex actlatitudeandlongitudeindegrees,minutes ,andseconds:ortownship-sectiondescriptio ns:landmarkandmileagedescription:waterwa ymileagemarks,etc., , , ,withdthemastercoderetainedatalltimesint hat ,theoriginalrequestaskedthatthedetailedi nformation#obtainedinthesurvey,particula rlytheprecisegeographicallocationdata, , ,FredVanCovern, , , 'sCommitteeonPetroleumStorageFacilities( 1959)-12-TECHNICALSUBCOMMITTEETOTHENATIO NALPETROLEUMCOUNCILCOMMITTEEONPETROLEUMS TORAGEFACILITIES(1959)CHAIRMAN: , , , , , , ,NewYorkFredVanCovernAmericanPetroleumIn stituteNewYork, , ,PennsylvaniaHarryMorelandGreatLakesPipe LineCompanyKansasCity, , ( )NewYork.

7 UNITEDSTATESDEPARTMENTOFTHEINTERIOROFFIC EOFTHESECRETARYW ashington25, , ,IrequestthattheNationalPetroleumCouncil createacommitteeorcommitteestoundertakea thoroughstudytodeterminethepetroleumstor agefacilitiesintheUnitedStatesof,andinex cessof25,000barrelsatanyonelocation, , ,byStates, , 'estedthereforethattheowneroroperatorofe achplantsitepreparetworeports, ,OfficeofOilandGas,DepartmentoftheInteri or, , ,/ ,NationalPetroleumCouncil1625 KStreet, , :UNITEDSTATESDEPARTMENTOFTHEINTERIOROFFI CEOFTHESECRETARYW ashington25, ,1959 CoPYWithreferencetoActingSecretaryBennet t'slettertoyoudatedJanuary21,1959request ingtheCounciltoundertakeastudytodetermin epetroleumstoragefacilitiesintheUnitedSt ates,itwillbesatisfactoryiftheCouncilobt ainsonlyonereportforeachplantsiteinstead oftwoassuggestedintheletter,provided, , , , ,/ , , (ASOFMARCH31,1959)TOCRUDEOILANDITSPRODUC TSATINSTALLATIONSORLOCATIONSHAVINGANAGGR EGATEOF25,000 BARRELSORMORECAPACITYREPORTOFNATIONALPET ROLEUMCOUNCIL'SCOMMITTEEONPETROLEUMSTORA GEFACILITIES(1959)EXHIBITANUMBEROFINSTAL LATIONS(25, )CRUDEOILGASOLINE(FINISHED)GASOLINE(UNFI NISHED)KEROSINEDISTILLATEJETFUELFUELOILR ESIDUALALLOTHERFUELOILPRODUCTSTOTALALLOI LS(AllCapacitiesStatedinThousandsofBarre ls( ))

8 AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaCo loradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaH awaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentu ckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMi chiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontan aNebraskaNevadaNewHampshireNewJerseyNewM exicoNewYorkNorthCarolinaNorthDakotaOhio OklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhodeIslandSou thCarolinaSouthDakotaTennesseeTexasUtahV ermontVirginiaWashingtonWestVirginiaWisc onsinWyomingDistrictofColumbiaTOTALUNITE DSTATESP uertoRicoandVirginIslands291913372852147 1265281081076723724714235264189362044292 4257330233267129133261542213430596149314 635545653,109477224552,41771,9262,0161,8 3915624,6577,04212,5112,48524,1642,7831, 4251,0572,3521,5111,5916,6352,5681,27030 9,7523,4731,23965813,62140,48529414,9796 33324433168,4031,5151,1602,6721,1353,454 17,194452,7101,3433,0925611,0854,60026,3 321,4132,0512,6838,6254,72290162518,0571 4,4454,5357,1362,85612,9242,0153,8763,21 48,9226,0731,1489,4432,0151,25128518912, 80580912,8494,4591,16516,3609,0962,54316 ,4491,9512,6897063,16955,255lr9545804,92 56,3431,5325,4202,075160318,368720337845 20,730466362941351010407,2383,8304,08441 98,8571374658612204,9871,325645,9161811, 2371,0882,3233,696575,5723410017,6984985 931,787412322,01598,1614283972227321,112 581,0652071,4721,346612,0931,69930552970 53,3221,5326751,6121,4724011235,16324136 712,478653,5723,4672662,565676653,0041,0 751,131206546,754462601,7272069298936234 55,844117347347724654,20340951621,794860 1261,243673 III9502341,75275577333232134140319487911 031,0522471,089117991,41030336395411055, 66724335367846130529,1691361,0056961612, 30417,8775466,8452,3432,2561, ,76810,0243,8245,1151,3417,8883,0977,406 7,0568,7324,5392331,3021,9331,5961325762 5,43326021,9453,0939767,3686,9432,04015, 5544,2751,6016361.

9 16324,4611,0299593,3696,0014536,4161,431 238248,94643110112237559,1422781,5953002 ,1706005214,5013,9689813862,7931,0921,87 83,3832,2051,0342,45186819134210,5061305 ,363607601,6811,4171,4575,7531,3121,2375 613,3641,840452,4862,6772161,02062817014 3,3028201,00557131,37140,6655344431,5077 781,19311413,27110,446426,8551,79316,678 1133,3401,1151,783551191,79985312820,804 6382,7063592257,88212,0401,41415,6879764 9747556,3121,28442,0473,2084456075,36932 39,4484896,7191,5192,12513,109241,9875,3 5112,1309,33517,38610,5711,9411,32482,82 852,1278,81738,16110,21978,37810,63219,4 9217,97926,66014,5613,24831,9209,9055,12 35081,31188,7465,80350,00011,9964,43852, 59975,7638,17377,36110, ,4036,155347,9148,4091,84816,66023,5723, 96018,13829,2046101,585,9484484 TOTALSTORAGECAPACITYASSIGNED(ASOFMARCH31 ,1959)TOCRUDEOILANDITSPRODUCTSATINSTALLA TIONSORLOCATIONSHAVINGANAGGREGATEOF25,00 0 BARRELSORMORECAPACITYSTATEOFALABAMATOTAL NUMBEROFINSTALLATIONS:29 GASOLINEGASOLINEDISTILLATERESIDUALALLOTH ERTOTALCOUNTY:*CRUDEOIL(FINISHED)(UNFINI SHED)KEROSINEJETFUELFUELOILFUELOILPRODUC TSALLOILS(AllFiguresStatedinThousandsofB arrels( ) , !)

10 !.. ,719 STATEOFARIZONATOTALNUMBEROFINSTALLATIONS :13 GASOLINEGASOLINEDISTILLATERESIDUALALLOTH ERTOTALCOUNTY:*CRUDEOIL(FINISHED)(UNFINI SHED)KEROSINEJETFUELFUELOILFUELOILPRODUC TSALLOILS(AllFiguresStatedinThousandsofB arrels( )Maricopa717128110781, , ! * 'sCommitteeonPetroleumStorageFacilities( 1959) (ASOFMARCH31,1959)TOCRUDEOILANDITSPRODUC TSATINSTALLATIONSORLOCATIONSHAVINGANAGGR EGATEOF25,000 :*GASOLINEGASOLINEDISTILLATERESIDUALALLO THERTOTALCRUDEOIL(FINISHED)(UNFINISHED)K EROSINEJETFUELFUELOILFUELOILPRODUCTSALLO ILS(AllFiguresStatedinThousandsofBarrels ( )Chicot130 Columbia309 Crittenden670 Desha78184 Faulkner135 Nevada482 Ouachita188522 Phillips64080 Pulaski138 Sebastian80 Union1,8721, <ANSASTOTAL2,4174, ,0831009652045062121179,8235252240259851 38201001,5553461,2128,210872902, ,37113,109*OnlythoseCountiesarelistedinw hich25, 'sCommitteeonPetroleumStorageFacilities( 1959)DatedMarch22,1960A-2 TOTALSTORAGECAPACITYASSIGNED(ASOFMARCH31 ,1959)TOCRUDEOILANDITSPRODUCTSATINSTALLA TIONSORLOCATIONSHAVINGANAGGREGATEOF25,00 0 BARRELSORMORECAPACITYSTATEOFCALIFORNIATO TALNUMBEROFINSTALLATIONS.))