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COPY Sant i ago, 2nd. Jul y 1941 Kr . H. D. Humpst ona . Vb' i *' 7/ est , I ndi a! ' Oi l ' Co. Chi l e SAC ^ .... Dear - Mr . Humpst one , Fol l owi ng upon my i nspect i on of t he Et hyl Mi xi ng Pl ant at San Ant oni o, I have t he f ol l owi ng r ecommendat i ons and suggest i ons t o make: - EQUI FMENT: Al l t he equi pment whi ch i s now used i s i n good condi t i on wi t h t he except i on of t he f acepi ece of one of t he masks whi ch shoul d be r e pl aced and t he r ubber apr ons whi ch ar e t oo f l i msy. TANKAGE; Dur i ng t he past f i ve mont hs t he maxi mum number of si x bl ends per mont h has been r eached once and exceeded on one occasi on* I t woul d appear t hat i f t her e i s any i ncr ease i n your avi at i on busi ness, or i f you have any emer gency cal l f or i ncr eased suppl i es, you wi l l be unabl e t o keep t o t he mi ni mum of si x bl ends per mont h. Thi s i s due t o t he f act t hat your t wo bl endi ng t anks ar e t oo smal l . I n or der t o over come t he above di f f i cul t y and t o pr ovi de mor e f l exi bi l i t y i n oper at i ons, I woul d r ecommend t hat one of t he 5, 900 bbl , t anks whi ch ar e now used f or st or age of 74 Oct ane unl eaded avi at i on gasol i ne, be used as a mi xi ng t ank i n pr ef er ence t o t he t wo smal l t anks of r espect i vel y 276 and 951 bar r el capaci t y whi ch ar e now i n ser vi ce. Si nce t he base st ock of al l t he di f f er ent gr ades of avi at i on gasol i ne mar ket ed i n Chi l e i s t he same, I woul d f ur t her r ecommend t hat you bl end al l gasol i ne t o 90 oct ane and t hat t he ot her pr oduct s, i . e. 80 Oct ane and 87 Oct ane be pr epar ed by bl endi ng down t he 90 Oct ane Gasol i ne by t he addi t i on of t he necessar y quant i t y of base st ock. Thi s oper at i on can be ef f ect ed as r equi r ed i n t he t wo above ment i oned smal l t anks whi ch ar e now used f or bl endi ng. One, or bot h of t hese t wo smal l t anks, can al so be used: f or pr epar i ng t he 90 Oct ane gasol i ne whi ch you suppl y t o Panagr a and t o whi ch you have t o add t he I nt ava Oxi dat i on I nhi bi t or . I di scussed t he above suggest i on wi t h your Super i nt endent at San Ant oni o and t he onl y obj ect i on whi ch he had t o make was t hat i t mi ght happen t hat t he quant i t y of base st ock i mpor t ed i n bul k woul d exceed t he capaci t y of t he ot her 5, 900 bbl . t ank, whi ch woul d be r eser ved f or t he st or age of t he base st ock. I t hi nk t hi s obj ect i on can be over come, as, shoul d such an event ual i t y ar i se, t he excess coul d be pumped i nt o t he 90 Oct ane gasol i ne i n t he ot her 5, 900 bbl . t ank and Et hyl Fl ui d coul d be added t o br i ng t he st ock up t o 90 Oct ane l evel . Car e shoul d be t aken, i f such an oper at i on wer e car r i ed out , t o f i l l t he 90 Oct ane gasol i ne t ank f i r st so t hat t he wat er used t o cl ear t he l i nes woul d be pumped i nt o t he st or age t ank of t he base st ock and not i nt o t he 90 Oct ane gasol i ns t ank. The above suggest i on, i f adopt ed, woul d necessi t at e t he f ol l owi ng al t er at i ons at San Ant on o: - 1) The l i nes= l eadi ng f r om t he t wo smal l bl endi ng t anks t o t he Mi xi ng Pl ant woul d have t o be di sconnect ed. 2) Li nes woul d have t o be r un f r om one of t he 5, 900 bbl . t anks t o t he Et hyl Pl ant . 3) Si nce t he pump i nst al l ed at t he Et hyl Pl ant has not suf f i ci ent capaci t y t o t ur n over t he cont ent s of a 5, 900 bbl . t ank one and one- hal f t i mes wi t hi n a r easonabl e per i od of t i me, i t woul d be necessar y t o i nst al a l ow pr essur e \ is - 2- 4) The 5, 900 bbl . t ank t o be used f or bl endi ng woul d have t o be pr ovi ded wi t h a swi ng l i ne so t hat t he di schar ge of gasol i ne woul d be made i mmedi at el y bel ow t he l evel of gasol i ne i n t he t ank. The above suggest i on woul d have t he f ol l owi ng advant ages: - a) Your bl endi ng oper at i ons woul d be r educed t o a maxi mum of one t o t wo a mont h, f or t he pur pose of pr epar i ng 90 Oct ane gasol i ne. Al l ot her pr oduct s woul d be pr epar ed by t r ansf er r i ng t he r equi r ed quant i t i es; of 90 Oct ane gasol i ne and base st ock t o t he smal l t anks. b) I t woul d be possi bl e f or you t o use 55 gal s. dr pr as of Et hyl Fl ui d cont ai ni ng 130, 000 c. c. of Tet r aet hyl Lead i nst ead of 10 gal s>dr ums con t ai ni ng 20, 000 c. c. Si nce, gener al l y speaki ng, f r ei ght on l ar ge dr ums i B pr opor t i onal l y cheaper t han t hat on smal l dr ums, t hi s woul d r esul t i n a savi ng of f r ei ght . As a mat t er of i nt er est a deposi t of U. S. D* $10. - per dr um i s al so necessar y i r r espect i ve of t he si ze of t he dr um. so t hat f or t he amount of Fl ui d cont ai ned i n a l ar ge dr um a deposi t of U. S. D. $65. - i s necessar y i f t he i mpor t at i on i s ef f ect ed i n smal l dr ums as agai nst U. S. D. $10. - f or l ar ge dr ums. c) You woul d be i n a posi t i on t o meet any i ncr eased demand f or avi at i on gasol i ne whi l st keepi ng wi t hi n our r egul at i ons. MEDI CAL EXAMI NATI ONS: - I wi sh t o conf i r m t hat bef or e any change i s made i n t he per sonnel wor ki ng i n t he Et hyl Pl ant , I shoul d be advi sed i n or der t hat I may ar r ange wi t h our Doct or f or any new nan t o be exami ned bef or e he commences wor k i n t he Pl ant . REPAI RS' TO TAMKS: - The quest i on has ar i sen as t o whet her or not you may car r y out r epai r s i n bl endi ng t anks wi t hout pr i or r ef er ence t o us. Such r epai r s may be car r i ed out pr ovi ded you obser ve t he i nst r uct i ons cont ai ned i n Sect i on 5 on Page N215 of t he Bl ue Bookl et of Regul at i ons f or Handl i ng and Mi xi ng Et hyl Fl ui d. Your 3 ver y t r ul y, Char l es L. 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