PR OCEE DI NGS
1965

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UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
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 SECTION I-GENERAL
Annual Meeting General Sessions
f M tings of Board of Directors
Divisional Reports
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ee d Executi,·e Committee of the Institute
Extract.a from Minu.tes
Ofticen, Board .of Di.redO~ :Stitute's Di,isions of Production, Relining, Marketing,
and Accounting, and Science and Technology; Conuniti.
General Commit~ees Fo~
Transportation, anance
on Public Alfaira

SECTlO!\ II-l\1ARKETING
llid ear &leeting Sessions of the Division. of Marketing, Abstracts
Oth:r Meetings of the Division of !ilarketing, Abstracts

SECTION III- REFINING
Group Sessions and Dinner Seasion of the 29th Midyear Meeting of the Division of
Re11n1111

SECTION IV- PRODUCTION
lreetl111 of the General C-ommlttee of the DlvWon of Production-Annual Meeting
Divllllon of Production Dlltrict and llldfear Meeting Papers, Abstracts

SECTION V-TRANSPORTATION

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of the Dhiaion of Transportation-Annual Meeting
lleetinc of tbe c-rat
Annual Pipeline Cont...._, Ai.tr.et.
Annual Tanker Cont........, AhRncta
Annual Conference OD BIP-J 1'ran.ponation
Annual Confereaee OD lndutrlal Trdlc

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J'ROCEEl)l~GS 0 1!' 'l' Jlf•; 1U1ERIC.\ N l>E'l ' HOLEU~l I NS'l' l' rU'J'J<:, 1965

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Annual )leeting General !>e••iolll!
fir&I c ~ll4" ral Sf!!isio n., ~O"\'Clll~r 8

P N"5t'nla tion of N•t ional Safctr Council A.a.ociation A~·arc1, Brig. G<'n. J ohn D. Law1or .. . . .............•. • , . ,
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Extruel.t f rom Minutes ol Meeting• 0£ 1_h,. Bo ard of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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a1ld Seienee and Technolou; Coulnlitttt on Public Afl'ain . .
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tbf' 01111.,tlll' lllf'f'l lnlf, ('Ornplt•le l"' P"'- whl1·b 11rf>
111414'41 1n this 1'abl'" ot c•o111;·nl• 1111drr "Otn1•r11I f'ow 111ltt1·1•" lr,1·t>11t lb" ftrs t (Nlptrl.
lfinutes ot oth1·r rurnndlt••f' me-Ptln.irs. u Wf'll a11 ('01111pl1·lt' 1~1 1•1'hl t•f th~I!' abs tr11cltd b,.r.. 10 and
u~t.-d in Uils Tabl'" ot t'oDtl'nl• und('r l!'ac-b of thf.' otbf'r r'Olu111l1t~ bt>adlna.
at"o a•ail• ~lt on
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Co 01111 cN"illl S.-n"i~ Si~ .i a11d tlte t 't"d r ra l ·uigh"·a,· Ac:t : 'l'h i' 1'r n,t>l in« 1'1o torist. R. G. taNlnf'r • • . . • • . . . •
l low Oil lla rli:eler& Can Pa rti«'i1Jalf' in lhf' Ff"dera l Go, f'r11Jnf'111~~ J nb 0 f',-r )o p ntrnt P ro.ran•, Stanle)· H.

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VOL. 15 [!) (1965)

FIRST CE!'IER AL SESSIO N

1\IEETI:"\G THE

Ct-1 ,\LLE~GES

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OF 1966 t

F1nNk.

\l"elcome to the 4:;1h Annual M..,ting o( the America n
J>('troleum ln~titute.
As al'"·a)·s, it is good to see so many in ottendan ce.
Thr~~ met-tlngK ur ours provi(le tl yearly 01•1JOrtu r1ity to

1-cHect OJ\ ))B!it (l~rforn·1n.nce, asi;ess curl'ent 1•roblcm s,
u11d formula t(• future progru1 ns. But th<."y n1ea11 much
11to re than that. They offt•r concrete e,·idence of th"
n~I !or induatr) · people to t>Xl•lore tht..f 1natters not

M'J•&ratel}·, hut

to~ther;

to ntl\·ance our ht-st thinking

l\Ot in privnt<' iHOlation, hut 1n open con\·t·nt ion.
It is con11nonplacc alid ahl\Oi;t trite to ol>i;ierve tl1at

the challengt>s we face togeth(·1-, i11 noncom p«titive areas,
Rl'O\\' in numbc·r , "'iU. a nrl ton\11lexit)· )'ear b)· )'ear. But
r~rhaps it's "orth obsen inK that a s the)~ do, the)· tenc.t
to involve tt,(• 1•· MC-i.tmc11t11 <,( ou r industr) ' and more
tleople in o u 1- irtdustr y mot·(· J(•<'tJly than in the 11ast.
The }rear l!lG:t has betr\ no Pxcept ion. A l>rt>nd stream
ol acti,·itit>li ha• called fo1· an unusual c.lt"Krt-e of Jead•nihip b)· the Ruard of nire<lo n, part•cu\ arly by Chair·
nian J. EJ. \\ arren. Chairmt "n an the past ha\e obsen·e d
that t he fi r!'lt ytar or their tt 1111 tf'ndcd to he the mor,.
a ctive )·ea1·, '' ith the St>conct affordin g sorne time fo r
l"\.'Hectio n u1ul for\\·ard plann•n g . I doubt if Ed fo1t11<l
tame for tltat he had to na.ukf' it~n t"11 of an extraordinari l)" actl' e schedule -.
T he }'tar 19G:; has also been a )'tar tn Y.:h1ch wt-'ve
hta vil)· de1w1ult <l on t he ht>lt• of the thousanc.I& of ,-olunlt.•ers throug hout the ind uRlr)'. 1 '"ish to thnnk thern
at this t inle fo 1 their t>Xtl'nai' 't' partici1>atio11, and tlte
~nt1 1-e ..\Pl a;t a lT joins 1ne i11 this ex1,ress ion of APJlret1at1o n. \\"e ho1~ their enthusi asm "·ill 1nspire man)·
trk1re to takt> ,.,rt in indu~t ) uffair.; in the coming )·ear.

In ob!"Pr\Ting that this ha• been a mo:.t acll\·e year,
1•articu .larl) 1n JCo,·emnlf'nt 1t•lation s, J h&\e in mind
the reading s of a fairly rc·lial'1L" thermun11·l4er-r~<leral
On<l state legi1"1nti\·c activity . The reconl tthov,;s that in
the fil'St 5(';;14io11 o r the 89th Congre.i:.s, ju'4l C<HTIJ>let£'cl,
n\01·c that\ l 1,CH>O bills werf' int1'0du<~e'I. Thi8 is al1t\oi;t
a• man\• as "·<'rt" introduC f'il in botlt sess.ionM of the 88tl1
Con1r~;;- So th~ thermo1 n1·ter tells us tllat federal
It i:1ailat1,·e acti'\·aty is runnani: at doublf' •l~"t·41. Going
right along "ith the trend, the number ot hills of i1lt(•rl'Jo1t to our 111clustry \Va~ nlHo u11. In 19f;:J, ou1· irldustry
kept a close v.•ulc11 on no feY.:'<'r tha11 200 J1iC'reJ-1 of Jll'OIMl~ federal lt•,ialati on.
~tate gQ\t•1 nn•ents ~'ere alt¥> \<!r)~ )egi•lati,·P-1l'linded,
1\·1th about 104•.fMM') bill:. intn:Mluced. 0( tht"I.", about
• 1•,......JJ;·n l, ;\1111·rh·au l'f'trol•·u111 l11!<fltutlf", ~""' lork. ~.l .
t 1•r1•:.t•11 t~··I 111 ll .l(t•D~·ral l'l"""'"u 1h1rh11r lh;• ~:ith ;\1111111ll )l•~·I
tug ut tli;• ,\1111•rl1 ••n l'1•tr1>11·11111 1111<!, In 11111 4'011r1ul 11111011
1:11 \\'nrr•·ll.
;\'O\' M, l!lll:'i, 11rf',.\(ll111t, J
Jlu11·I ( 'tll•.. ll'u Ill
(: .lkirlllll o . .\1'1 It• !lr'1 oC 111,,..,., •r

4,000 "\\'OUld ha,'e affect~I our indus:tr» i11 some \\'ay

and requit<.J close study.
no cr)tilnl ball to M'e that our in,·ol,·em ent in
governm ent matters \\1ill intC'nsif}• in tht• )'('ar ahead.
The in<lu~tt')' is 've11-J>OSition.ed t.o tll('t•t tl1e challt-nstt"3
and oppo1·tu nities of l!)lifi. The issue':. that concernf d
us in 19G.J-a ir and wal.('r consen· ation, oceanogra1,h)",
taxe-s, v.·aKe and hour lt•gi.1tlation, anct highwa) · "iKn
legislati on to namil:' jusl a ,.er)• fe~·- al(•rted industry
1>eor>le to th<• need for doing their honlC'\\·01·k. l\Jany
1nore 1>copJ(' i11 our industry J1ad to l<'arn i11ore about
some unfnmil inr r;ubjectH. And tnany 111ort:· of us 1earnc·d
not onl)• fl·l111 it "·as importa nt to mak(' lhe industry '•
,·oice heanl ond its opinion" ' felt, but alillO l1oar to do it.
As a result o( the experi('n c:ea of 196."i, then, y,:·e can taet
t he iSSUf'~ Of 1966 \\•ith t1 ft•eling that \\e On? a t lea11t
better 1>rc•11n 1·<·tl.
A s"\"\•ift rtvie\\· -of juwt n. fe\\' of tht" UJ>co1ning issuca
-su~ .. t- the ,-arie-t)• of <'halleng es l!Jr.r. v.·ill hold out
to us. As ltr. Dunlop Nlid. I think it is n-all)· or1p.-)r•
tunity.
It

take~

First, con1ide r the area or JCOvernn\ent fact.gat h .. rini:.
A )·ear an at this ti~. I con1mt.>ntt'd on the ~\"em•

ment inte-rage nc)· group that is stutl)·1ng go\'errMt"nt
racts and ftgures. Shortl>· n!te~·ard, tht• study J:fOuJ•
criticized the• )>resent indutttr)r faet-gathl'l"i11K a s being
inadcqu att:, 11articula1·l)• i11 the areas o! re-~r\'eS, productive ca1•acity, "·ell~ tla 1lled, trans.1io rtat1on a J dt-li,·erahi lit)·, ancl expendi tu.-.. and tt\"t"ftUf"~.
''"e bt-ljt·\t-d a )'ear &JCt-.-&nti \\~~ bt·ltc•\ t- 110\11-th at
fln)t fact:; llrl<l figu~s th(' industr> · is usk~d to providl'
ougllt to I)(.~ ,.._.(evant to nutionul itel·<ls- uot just 11 clisJ>lay of ft•dt.•1·al rurios1t r. li'ilr{Ures \\'e art• U!lked to pro''ide ousrht to he obtainal• lt• "·ithout plac1n1C an undut
Jlhrsica l or financia l burdt-n on tht> inJustr). _ ~.\nJ if
the figu1,.11 "·r ti(> pro\'ith.• are to f)(" UNt'd a-: the b3!itl
for fran1111Jr nt.•\\· polic;i~·tt, tht•)' ought to lK• fin1i figun:J&11ot just infot•111ed gueSs('R, as jn the> CllSW of indic-lltecl
or ulti111att• 1·t·l"Cr\'eS .
1
lndustr )' itiu•Jf has rf'C<>J:tniltd the nttci for anons et m·
1•lete <lata. Our responM " to this ttrottni u-d nffd. and
to the fl.ndinJ(t ot the j"t0\tr11n1.-nt stud): R'l'OUP. bas ~n
construc tivt•. Task gt'OUfl", under tht> chuir111anship of
l'tll". Gunn(lh , "·ill be dt'Vt•loJting in1provc•(l fnct-guthC'r·
ing in thl'ft• areas-re~l'Vt·~ and product ive cap!l.cit)'•
drillin~ 11tat i1"lit"~, and tht t-conotnics of t"\Jilora tion and

drilling .
The:ie, of course, ar·t· JU"t the initial te1,s in tht'
l('eneral n\·t·thau l of oua· tact-gnt hering "r1·\·jces. ~lueh
re1nainK to ht• done i1l 1Hfifi and heyoncl. lJuL you citn
be sure that our ))ositi\'t" uction in this nrtn lends ,,·eip;ht

 ~lE.ETI!\G THF. CHALLL 'iGES Ot' 1966
to our ot>i11ions in the ,,·hole a1·ea or go'~rnme1\t fact.·
guthcri11g.

An()ther isrut- v.orth comment a t thi~ t ime-one t hat
t'!Ol"lt"Ciall).~ underaror~• the need for '"'•ider participa tion
in i n<lust1")· affai 1~ i& that of perc<•ntag e cteplction.
'l'hc historic 276· Jl<'ree11t <le1>1ction a·ntr has been mnin·

talned fo r dc-cadt·,., despite many challenge s, for severnl
in11iortant rea~n1. t...,irst, tbe "' isdo1n of the pro,~ii;t i o n
an,t the establishf 'd r ate ha,·e be<·n M.•lf -to>\"ident. Tu11e
and time again, (·ongn:ss has corr\"'Ctl)· t raced the ton·
tanued disco,·ery of nr"· petroleum and the continued
4•x11nnsion of i·c:;(' rv~ti to the histol'1c and approprin tc
t nx l l'f:'<\tn1ent of the industry. But ~qually irnportnn t is
the fact that t ht- indu str)~ people have SUJ>porU.><L pc1·et·nta~ deplet ion v. ith a united ,·oifi'. A11d becau ~ '''t•
..J-oke in a singlt ' oiet·, our position '\\"A" clear l)· un<J<'r
'\tood.

No" · it a ppeaB that t>ercentagt: rlt 1•letion "ill onreo
RKain go und('l" a 1111croscope--J•t1rt ly, at least, in the
~tudy of the halnnct• of 1>a)•menls <lU<·stion.
An)• policy-t•v t•r\ n good poJiC)'--O ught to be suhj~l
to 1•eriodic ttvit·\\. Rut it is one th ing to re\•ie"· a JlOlicy
t o "~ if it is "orking-; it is quitf> a 1iother to suSO;:t"~t
that it has to be tinkered with or di11ma nt led to &ff if
it I 'WC. king.

Another ar«>.A that ,,·ill demand our \Vider interest nnd
attention in\ol\es the \\'Ork of thf' Public Land J,a"'
n~,·1ew Comnua1 on. Th.is commiuk> n \\·as dra""n UJ•
b) Congress to ""lf'W all laws d' alirlg with public
land . Its dutit"a corntr into importan t focu.! when )"OU
et>nt1idcr that 011t thircl of the lnnd &ft..'& of the Unilf'd
States falls "·ithin the put"\;ew o f the~(\ IU\\'S.
Tl1etc arc indic.-ation& that thJ1 \\·jJJ be no routine
.-xa1ninat ion. lt c."Ould '\\ell de,·e1op into a thorough-ifC)ing
review of polic1ea rf'1atlng to donlf'ttit' and fol"f'ign dtl\dopmeii t of oil and P...."- Chaimi.an \\·a)-ne -~~pina11
A)"9 that his t0n11111~i:.1on "·ill be rotto"·1ng the courae
or tariffs, quot.111 11roposed intt>rnatio nal commodit y
ngrccmc1\ts1 an(l the developm ent of petrochem ical con\•
J)l(\Xf'a . Along " ·ith it \viii be fu1·thr1· f!tu<l)' of de1llctlon
provis ions.
Tht indu...tr}~ it U;i,;1.isting in thf' "'Ork of that ro111m1a.aion th.rousrh l'\'pre.i:,entation h>~ 1t,·eral of it~ out
atanding meml:K-ni.. But many more reo1>le in our industry \Viti ultintnt<'I)• become involved. The findings
and announc<'mcnte of the con1mission y.•ill trigger lively
discussion and dthute. lndust1·y ptor>lfl at all levC'la
muAt be prepare<) to take pa1-t. :&,fany 1nore of u s will
ha,·t to become prartition ers of public affairs-a rticulators of the indu1ttr)•'s point of "Tif\\,
No"·, the thrtt i1t1ues I've touchfd on-go,·er nmenl
fact-findin g, oil and gas taxation, an<l land law review\\'(lte selected pri1narily for illustrativ e purposes- -to
•how "'hy morf) partlcirJn tion it\ industry alTairs \viii h(I
necP.ssary in 19Gfi. Rut none of thtrn ranks in in11nediacy with the final issoe I want to discuss. It will,

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,,·ithout qur~tion, O\'er~hado"· all others in th1:- 1lrmand.s
it v•·ill n1nkt on us. 1 l'tfc•·1 of course, to ni 1· uud "·atcr
conservat ion .
.\ir and '\\ alrr Cun'4'"na lion

The ract that our in,luHlt ) ,,·ill conti1tut• to lJ€' confronte<L \\'ith 11roblen1s of oir 011<1 ,,·attr tOllM(.•r\'ation
for J11uny )'('n1·s to come iA d<•n1011stratcd b)1 the 111n~sl,•e
re1>0rt nf the E11\•iron1n('nti1l l•ollutio1t Pi1n(•I of tJ1e
Presidt'nt 'a Scie11ce Ad,· iM>r)' Co1nmitt tt, y.·hirl1 y,•as
ptt~ntt'd to Ptt~ide11t JohnAOn O\·er thf \\'M·kf'nd.
This n·110rt unqul'1'tionnhl)· ''"·ill !an emotion.tt, rai~
fears, nn<l hrin~ demand~ for action. Thr auh,.tunce o!
the report is that th~r<' is Htill time to Sft\'C' th(.• ,,·orltl's
Jle<>Jtles front Lhc catastrop hic co11seq11enr.'1 of pollution,
but li1nr i~ ruun in~out.
One of thf' nlO~t importan t JJredictio ns of lh<" rt.·J~rt
is that carbon dioxide is bt1ng added to thf' f'arth 's
atmo~phtn· b)· the burning- o ( coal, oil, an'I natural gas
at such n rate that by tht' )ear 2000 the h... t balance
"'ill be so tll<Xlifie<I as pos~il•ly to cause ma rkrtl rhnnges
in clinlat<' heyond local or t'Vf'n national r 1r,,rts. Tl\e
report further states, and I ()uotc: ''. . . tht· 11ollutio11
from inttrnal combustio n <·J\jr1nes is so ...eriou", anti is
gro"·in1e tt0 fa~t, that an altt>rnati,~e nonpOllut inJr me-ans
of po"·f'rinl{ automobi les, bu~lf. and trut"ki> 11§ likf'l:r to
become a national necessit)· ."
The rf'r•ort, ho'''ever, d0<•l( ronclu<le that u1 ban air
pollution, '''hilc having some unfavorab le eff(•ct~. has
Jtot rearhNI the st.age '''l\e1·r th!! damage is nic gre:1t as
that asM()(iated '"ith c i,.,'1l r('tle i.;tmoking. 1'"'urt11er1nore,
it d~ not find that Jll"('"<'nt lt'\·ets of pollution in air,
\\'ater, s.oiJ,.. 01td li,·ing organi-in1~ are suth •• to be a
demon~trated cause of di!tea~· or d~ath in J>POt•lt; but it
is !earful or the future. A• ll safeguarc l, it Y.OUl<l attempt to n~Rrrt the r ight ot llU.\Jl to freedotn f1·001 J)()])ution and t o <lt>Jt)' the 1·ight of aJ\}tOt\c to •1ollute air,
land, or y,•nter.
Thef'\' &rt' 1nore than 100 1t·co1nrnendatio1111 an this
s"·eeping l"f'f»Orl, and I C'01nnwn<I it to )--Our 1tu'I). Implementat ion o( e\·en !o!Onlf' o( them v.·ill kt•t•I• Inca),
state, ancl federal legiJlllnti\·e bodies, as "·.-.IJ u:;; the
pctraleun1 nn<l other induHtriC'lil, n.t \\'Ork for g{'1terations.
The scope of our involvC'nteut is suggestc<I, 01\<'l~ again,
b)· lite tl1crnlo111eter of legislativ e acti,•it)• t.hiA 1>agt )·ear.
On lht- ftdt'ral le\•el1 ht'arin"" and committf f me.. tin~
relating- to air and v.·ater ('()ftl'en·ation v•ett h(•lct almost
continuoual)". The results, o( course, arf! tht \\.ater
Qualit)· Act or 1965 and an i n1p0rtant antf'ndmt nt to
the Clean Air Act of 1~6~.
1'urninic to the state IC'vtl, 1\tore than 3Gll hillA dC'aling with air and water COl18el'\•at.ion y.•ert" considere d
by 41 ~lat<" lrgis)aturc s.. 0nf' hundt-ed and !IO(•\'C'nt\"-fi\'C
of lh~ ~lated to air pollution control. and 1!f0 ·,'"ere
related to ••ater pollution c:onlrol. As for thf' rt"$Ults of
a11 this. 30 air p0llution bills pagsed in tR »tat('~, and
35 water bills in 19 states.
The signs of heavier in<lu111tr)• involvemer1t nt'xt )'car
are unmistaka bJe. The \\1at('r Qualit:;r Act., for <'xample,
provides that states are to M·t "·ater quality Cl"iteria by

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June or 19Gi-<riteria that must be accqitable to the
D•partment of Health, Education, and Welfare( HE\Y).
If nn individuill state fails to act, the de11ar-tment \\·ill
S<>t " 'ntcr criteria in its stead.
As for t ht' Clean Air Act an1eJ1d11lcnt, the ne''' p"l.'1r
t he authority to 11.c•t s la11dards fo r
\ 1 ision gi\'~K HE\\'
exhaust ttnissions (rom new inotor \'C'hicles. And it provides for increased federal air polluti01l lesearch, inclutling a study o! automoti,·e h)•drocarbon emissions
from tho carburetor and fuel t.ank. ThN.. will also be
furtht·r studies on "~ays to cut do"-n sulfur oxide emissions 1t ulling from the burning or ttJJidual oil and
coal.
Oil\ 10ul41)•, n large and necessary jol> lirs ahead for
thil't 11otion. Our industry n1ust giv(• itt11 f'ull~st cooperatio11 in this national effort to improve our air and 'vater
1X'~ou1·c~t1. At t he S..'\1l1e time, '''(' ttluSt ulso do \Vhat ,,.e
cu.n to put. n good cause on a t'atio1lu1 track.
1n<lu11t1·y cooperation is not 1naclC't 1·u ~ ic·r l>)' the emotio11a1iam \\1 ith \\'hich the 1natter it no'' ' charged-an
e-1notionoliM1n ,,.e can expect. to .ee int( 11slfied. Some
\\'ritert. poli tician~, and e,·en l't".Sirarch JleOJ'le h al'e
found that 1t rong words on pollution a~ a short way
and a ttrtain route to attention.
\\•f' ftt1f1tl 11ot permit the job aht".:ld of u.s In air and
~·ater con11er...·ation~ither its sirl or it.a comJlle:<:it}·to tK'comc obscu.red b)'~ rash statt m'nll anti fanciful
11otions. Cl<'nr \Valer and clear air "'ill onl)' co1ne about
tltrough clci1r thinking.
Our 1>o ~itio11 was put fo1"\\a1·tl It\ a lt•t.tt, r to the
Pres;id('nt last J anuar)', in tt$ponsc to his comments
about air and 'vater conservation in his Stat e of the
Union tltf'J.Kap. \\"e pointed out that Jin.st (l'xperience
in thiic field indicates th(l wast• of mont)# and time th.at
can ho• in"ohed in false starts. And "'e firmlr stated
our bclil'C lhat well-meaning Pm«"ran11 can founder
'vht·N they are based on ruppo.~it1on unMup1)()rtOO b)'
1icientifie kno\\· le<lgc; de,~eto1>ed th rou).!'h inadequate reM'Urch.

\\'e poinlt."tl out to the Presidrnt -ttntl it js '"'~ortl1
rc1ni1u.ling ourselves here today thnt our judu5tl·y's
concern fo1· vlnter quality j i; 1-lincc-r<• and lo11g s tnndjng.
1'hirt)1-scven years ago, at a ti1n<• \Yh(•f'I mBl'll' local
gO\·ern1nrnt.s scarcely gave thought to \\•&«<'r purity, th<'
industr)... fonnetl the APT Com1nitl<'<' on Di~1l0sal of
Re!lnN; \l'ut••· The industry can take a great deal of
pride, too, in its solid support of this <•ff()rl all duringthl' 1~30'a--when there wtre J>f•rhapa more J,~~ing
economic problems.
Nor i1 industrr concern with clran air a recent matter, pt·ovoked by headlines of thl' mom<."nt. \Ve have been
sponsoring research and publishing our findings for
111ore thun 10 years-starting Ion£' bflforc the natjonal
sJ)()tJight was thrown on this p1'0blcm.
l thought you would b<! interesl<'d in the l:'<'sults of
somt- 1'ff<'nt at.udies that indicate the extent of our
indu"try'1 rommitment in air and water consen•ation.
A J>I tpon!IOrship of basic reJK""arch o\·er the )·ears
hat tn\·olvM aub,;;tantial sums. Thi,i ha.lie J"tlt'ardl has
hffn rarrttd on in some 20 different uni,·ers:it)~ laborat<,ru"I and research institution'!. ll has ranged Crom

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studi•• or the effect of 11ollutnnt1 on Crustacea,,. 14
•tudi•• on the composition ot dit••I rxhaust. Jn "">·
tinuation of these efforts, fu~1ht•r t·t·~arch-principalty
to •stnblish needed factual 111ro1·mnt1on on matters of
curr(•ut irllCJ"est jn the nrea of nir conservation-i s right
1
00,v under co11sideration \\ ithi1\ the API Board of
Jlirc•clor•.
Th• API research effort is, or courllt', only a "11all
110rl of rndu•try spending. A ~tud)' of expenditures by
rompanies for u·ater conser,·ation is not. completed, hut
"·e flu hav~ figures on air con~r,·ation. They show th.at
in lhf' r>ast 10 }~ears, rompanie~ h.a'"<' sptnt more tha1t
$210 million on air consen~ation rt.eurc:h and new and
impro,·rd control faciliti~. For 1966, these companies
hn\·t• t•a1·1narked more than $1 l rnillion for these pur~
poses ~1linost double the a,·<'ragc annual rate of the
rireviouR 10 y<"ars.
f~x1><'Jl<liturcs by individual co1n1>anies on 'vatA?r con.
~<'n1nti()n ha,•e lead to achic,1ements \\'Orth talking
ahout. A typical example is the East Coast refinery
\\'"ith a ,,·ater treatment syMt<'m RO efficient that an
oy•t•r lx-d thrives just '"''""' the 110int where trea~
vratrrs are released. Or the inland refinery-a.phi
l>·r,iral-\\·ith a \\"ater reclaim J) •tern so efficient that
it hnt greatl)· reduced its requittments f rom city "Water
mains nnd rtcentl)' \von comr>limt·nts from water offi·
cialA. 01· the California refinery that u ses schools of
smnll Rsh lo check the quality of •nJuent in its refinery
pond~.

Suc•h n<"hit've1nents have 11ot bet>n f!J:K!Ctacular in the
ne"'llJlRJ>er 11eadli11e ~nse. N()n<' have been crash progrnn11 to ~k one-shot ~lutionM. Rather, they· ha't
Jlt'(>C(.'('cled i1\ a calm, :-t"nsihlt>, 1•nJJ{rnmmed way and
ha' t.• 1nacJe--and "·ill co11tinue to make--a real and
lasting contribution to air ancl "'al~r tonsen·atiO!'I..
One rtt<'nt industr)· eff'on haa ~·n the de•ell)pment
of a prucedure to a,·ert 1~tt'ntiall) hom1ful a ir poJlu..
lion c11is0<lt"'"'- An)· cit)r coul<I UNt.' ll. \\'hen alerted by
n 111onitoring s)•stem an(l "'t>ather fOt"<•co.st to o. threat·
t>nc·<I buildup of )loOllutants, the co11ln1u11ity '''ould take
cont 1"01 itt<•p)( to J-educe cnlis1"1io11a. Thes~ stc11s J11ight in·
clucl~ tt.•tt\J)Ora.1·y fuel s"·itchi1lg, changing of plant oir
<'rntio11lll, and rutting do\\·n on inciJt<'ration and open
hurnilll(.
ln •h•lr«, \\'e ha,·e an achi<',ahlf', t<:OnomjcaJ '4,>lution
to" rt·al JKlllution problenl.
Our o,·t:rall record in air and \\"&tcr con~nation ii
good • record of which we can be r>roud. But in 1966
tt can &en-e a larger purpose than n1ettl)• gi,·jng us •
chan~ to point \\"ith pricle. These [>DRt and pre.sent
effort:M, and our record of eonctrn over many years.
nlt•rit the d~p attention of an}'OllC KCriously i11terested
in conserving air and water. Tndustr)r 11eop)e ,\•ith
«XP<'rti111t in these areas--and n1any more of t hem no"'
exiat than in the past-must nlnke their ex11ertise avail·
able.

In eonclu1ion, then, th~ challenges of 1966 1riU b<
many and varied~ The)· call, flr&t of all, for e,..en \\'"ider

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 7\lEJ:.'TING TllE CHALLENGES Ot' 1966
and more acti'e fl.3rtitipation b).,. all of us. Those among
us "·ho ha\..eo bf.tn reluctant to take part in these mattere
must be u~ to~ ard a mo~ acti~e role..
But, of tt)Un.e, v.:e need more than just added partiti·
patlon-more '·01ce. atlded to the chorus. Sucttss in
any program depend.a al.so upon unity. Certain))>~ \\'e
benefit from diven1ity o( 01>inion and indh' iduo.lity of
'\"'ie\\..p<>int. Rut our industi;.. is best understood, and its
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a single note. Our induslr)t thri,·e.c tocla)' bttau.e il ha.a
idenlifted those &?Us that could h•lp, or 1m1>ede, it.a
progress; and "'·hen it bas respondt-<I, it has doM llO in
a clear 'Toic:e, easily understood.
So, we look toward 1966 as a yoar of a-re•t <hallenge
and opportunity. It can also be a )"l'&r of achievement
il "'·e ha,·e broad participation and 11tronr 1upport,
\\"hich I kno".. \1."e will ha,..e, in theAe artnR of common
concern.

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rllGHLIG fITS OF TIIE YEAR 1965
A RE\ 'IEIY OF THE FOURTH YEAR OF T HE API Dl\'ISION OF SCIENCE ANll T ECHNOLOGY
\ie<> Presid.,nt" s Filth ll4'1>ort to the Boord ol
Director@
C. E. Reistle, J r., ' 'ice 111't'&iden t for science u nd technology. J>resented tt1e (ollov.•ing 1·epo1-t to the AlJJ 1•oa 1·d

of Oirectors on April 23, 106!i:
Thi• is my first rt)part to t he Board or Dire-rlor• as
'ic:t' pnoirident for tht• Oi\"i111ion of Science an<I Ttth·
nolon·. This di,·i.sion it no\\· an its fourth )'t-ar or OJW"ratian, a nd it hit$ continu('(I in this period it.a efforts to
attj u•t its organliation al structure tor maximutn t·ffici<'ttC:)'.

A R prPviousl)~ 'te1>ortecl, our General Committ('(' hn~
tl\·t central committ("l'1' re1101ting to it; th is tf•JJOl'l ''' ill
b<• 111·{'!1i<'nted 011 thP l>asi11 o f th('!lt' five bns ic grou1111.

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Thr- Central Committ r on Rese-.arrh hu cont1nuf'd
their function Of adminiN\( I ing certain phl.Jl.f"• of t he
rcttt•arch program of thn Institute. Du rjnsc thl'\ lG
111onth1 since I bA-canu.• vit'<" p1·csid~nt of th(' divls io11,
th~tr ttfort s to str1·aml1nu so1ne of the comm it t14' s truct u re ha,~e resulted in a largf' reduction in tht'! numbt.-r
ot Jlf'rsonnel in,~01,·ed. In onf'i' area. that of explc•ration
and production tt.search, an tntire lev-el of four tOmmittflieS hu been elim1na.tf'd, ttducing tho mftnbtnhir
b)· 77.
Clo1t" contact has bN. n J1laintained with thl· OJl<'rat i ng
divi»ion1 of the Jn111titut<· nnd, as a 1-esult, li('\'<'l'al
chans.r<·~ ha ve been mad<' in our research p rogra111. Acting on the recomme nclntiona ot the Di,•isio11 ot Product ion, the financial suJlfK'lrt of one of the Al,I research
p rojtcta on the ph)·~ia of r«k fractu ~ \\' 8 " in('rttt!Wd
markfr<llY~ A liaison nK"nibt·r from the Oi,·iaion of
J.,roduction has been appo1nttd to this proj ect rommitt•'<'.
S<•\'f•raJ contacts ha,·t" b.."4'n t Mtablished with the.~ J)i,·i·
sion of Refining on rnthnlr•>'-t}-rpe projects t.o avoid
du11licat ion and preclude t'Ol'ltly errors on 11roj~ct1 of
n thr rmo<lyt\ami c natul'e.
Th<- research progro1n iH being reoriented to place
em1>hasi.s on specific JJn>j C'cts as opposed to Kimple
grant•. All grant.s.. in·Bi<I will be eliminated during
this current year. \\'ithin lh~ next 18 m<>nlJlJ, te\·tral

projttu will be completed: on June 30, 196.5, it is
plannt"d to terminate the project on fluid mechanics;
on l)t'Ct'mber 31, 1961;, it is planned to terminate the
inultiphase tlo"' project, which has been conducted in
cooperation with the A mer lean Gas Association ; and
on June 30, 1966, it i• planned to terminate the project
on clays.
All'W>, M reported to you in 1963, we plan to terminate,
on June 30, 1966, four or our research projects •·hich

ha,·c bt't'n d~aling " ·ith the indi,·Jclual component. of
c rude oil, s uch a.s sul fu r , nit rogen, metals, and h)·dro.
carbon111. A comn1ittee has bee11 nppointed to wtudr
the J>O&aibllity of combi11i11g nil of the activit ie, In
this fiel<l into a single 11roj cct on the l1eavy COJll))On~nt,
ol cr ude oil. It is planned t o initil\te this ne"'' projttt
on July 1, 19r>G. At the san1e t ime, a thermodynantwi
..,.,lion will probably h<> added I<> the project on "O.ta
on Uyclrocarbons and ReJotecl Compounds~ so that
put e.xperitntt in obtaininA' \\'Orthwhile infonnatlca,
on s ulfur and nitrogen ther1nodynamic pro~rtiea cu
be cont inurd for the hca'ry comf)One nta of crud('. oil.
It is hoJ>("(I to BJ)J>ly the 111cthod of Increments t.o h)ldrocarbons RO that, v.-ith i11ternally consistent data, v.·e
can pt"{'(llc.•t the thermodynu rnic propel't ies or hydrocarbon!'. This realignment , if Initiated. will result in
a \'el')· imrortant shift in a ct i,·it f, with an incrta!llil f'J(
'+en· ,·aluahl.. da ta at only a PQ5Sible slight incrtaat
in coat.
Actinic on the. recommenda tion of the Program and
Burlgl•t Review Co1nmittee, a p1nn has been dl"\·111M
to conver t the project on "Dnt.n on f(}•d rocarbons and
Re1n.te-d Co1n1>0u1\ds" to a self-sustain ing basis. Starting
July I, IU!if>, the project will be •uppo rted by the in<omt
receivt"d from the sales of the dnta and spect ral &hefts.
The •UC:<'f'M11 of handling tht ~m1•le.iJ project in th~
mannf'r prompted the decision t o convert t • data
project. No Jonger "·ill an AJ»[ budt..ret item be quind
for eitht-r of thei;e projects.
A special stud}-r committe<' of the Centta.l Con1mitttt
on Re1u.•arrh is in,•estigatit\A' tht current resea rch under\\'ay on corrosion as it aft'tct'I th<1 r><'troleum indu!try,
not only within the Amtriea11 l't•troleun1 I nstitute but
v.·ithin other associations .
S.-veral m•mbers of the Central Committ• on R..
!M'&rch DM"l with tepresenta li\ts or the U.S. Bureeo of
Min<'O and th• U.S. Gfl>logital Survey t o di •JI th<
re11Catth 1•r0«rams: or the AJ>J. the petroleum indu•trr•
and tht-M ft'O''ernmtnt agenr1H. There is an indicated
n~ci for continued liaison ~l\\'(l(>n the API a11d thfi
variou11 a-ovcrnment groupR. StepR ha,·e been taken to
provide tht• petroleum com1>anil'M with copie• of the
U.S. Bul"t'au of Mines and the U.S. Geological Sul'\.,Y
publication • on research. Ala.o~ arrangement.I wtrt
made I<> establiBh an APl liau•on committee. which,,..
ited the U.S. Bureau of Mintt •tations in Ba rtt.!!\1llt.
Okla., and Laramie, \\'yo., ao well as the U.S. GeolOIV~I
Reoearch Station in Denver, Colo. The purpose of th••
meeting wa1 twofold; one wa1 to learit firsth and about
governmen t research programs In the petroleum fl~ld
as a flnt 1tep toward advitting the government on at•
future reaearch program1, and the second and per!l•P'
more important wu to u.iat in the development of an
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Tht Cf'ntral Committee on Enginet:r1n~ has partici..-ted in tht . de,·elopment of a number of ne\\• and
rev1~-d Amer1('a.n Standards A&804:iation ( A S ..\ ) standards, and various Pr<>1JOscd changes in thP ,\S,\f E
Boif,.r nt1d l' rf•111turt' Vessf'l Code. This con'linittee ha
al"'° n1nintoin{'d tiUt''\•eilla11ce ovc1· the activities con~
cerne<l \\'ith. thP establishment of the 1\(1\\' ASA Fluid
and Bulk Proce~sing Equipment Stand<l r<la Board and
w1th \·ariou" national and international engin~rin.g
1tan1iardit.Lltion ac:ti,ities of other organizations.

Throuih APl's representation on the ASA Fluid and
Bulk ProttAlnK Equipment Standards &ard, the comm.alttf '" attfm11ting to ha,·e ,·ariou.A con\mittee acti,;ties
of dire<t conttrn to the petro1eun1 industry no"· under
tht au1pice1 of other ASA standarc.11' hoards trans(erred
to the new stanJard~ boa1·<l. One ~uch ll('Ctional commill('f'I nctivity Is .1.S ..t B.t l: Co<l•• for t•rtJtR1'r" Pi1>ing.
The Central Co1n1nittee on Engi11ee1·ing is nlso taking
steJ>S to fulfill. i11 both national {lntl inttr11ational rnatters, the rath(•r ,11fficult task t111nsferred to it f ron1 the
C-00rJ1naling Committee on ~tate1·ial and Equi1ln1ent
Standarda b) the Pttsidenfs Advisory Committee on
St.andardizatio11 of coordinatinsr the 1tandardiz.ation ac·
t1'\"it1n ttlating to materials and ('(luipment used in
mo"' than one •~ of the petroleum inctu~Tf.
A ta1k fotte of the Central Con11nitlff on En~ineering
ha!! bf.en "~orking for some ti1ne on a guide for engin('("ring atandards '\\'hich nta)' l>eco1ne law. It is hoped
that this Jit'Uide \"\•ill he lfl the inctust1·y's con1111ittee
mc1nbl'r~ to nvoict Jlitfalls ,,·hc11 c.lenling \Vith this type

ot Pl'OJlOi.cd legislation.
The Central Committee on ET1gincerinsr's reporting
comm.1lttt~ ha\·e nlso been quite acti\'e.
TM Committee on Storage Tank Vtnting's revision
of RP ftJtJtJ: Guitlt for l'V1ting -'''"'"'JJ•trie nnd LoK"·
Prtalfrt Storti(/~ Ta,,J.."if has been printed.. Throu~b
ag-~mtnt ,v 1th representati,-e~ of tht National F~re
Prottc:tion A11iiociation it is nov.· virtually ident.iul with
thtir Coclt ~O 00 flam~able ljquid11. "•hich is accepted
as a bnsi~ for regulations in most t1latrR.
The Committee on Liquefied Pct1'0lf'un1 Gas h~s revi~ed 1lfl/ •...;10.l!tf<ird t510: Desifftt !'-''(' Co>1Hlrlt~ltr>i~ 0~
L 1q1ff/i.fr( t•rtroltuni (;a$ /'1lSlf!llr&l1ot1H ftl i\1artttl' an<

Tt·rmi11al~. ::'\ra1,1rol r;,,,. l'rt>rrMMittg Plant~.
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INN'· \.'a<'1,11 tn 1'e-.rt l '<1lr<"• /r>r 1tmott1>1lrrir Pr.e1t.sun
r,a;·'":• i1 CUl"J'('ntly being pft>p1.1.re<I for UJlJll'0\'81 O( the

divi!l101\'$ Operating Committee.
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The C'f'ntral Co1nmittee on t\tedicine- and 1-lealth has
becomt incrra~ingly acli\·e in the area ot atmospheric
Pollutanta. The re-seatth projttt eatahl1J1hf'tl 1n 1962 at
Tht> Chicago ~ledieal School is de,·ek>tl1n1t data on whic::h
hydrotarhon1 'IL'ill produce lung canttr. The ""Ol'k being
done i• ha•i( in nature and the project i• rttei\•inR ve11·
favorab}(' comments from other !l.(itnli~tli, inC'luding
me1n001·1 of th1> public health 5('rvict1.
Th<' cit)' or l\te\\' York has 1>auect an or<li nancc limiting tht• Ru IFur content of ruels l>u• nl in the eity. This
ordinnnct• definc<l a first, second, and thil'<l alert for
on air JlOllution v.· a1·ning systen1 un<I corrective steps
to ht takrn at ('ach ;ih:~·rt. ThE' l':ltnir rt•atton v.·as gi,•en
for 1uch action as v.·as used in Loe Ange-lea, that the
sulfur tlioxide produ«d from burning tutl• tontaining
~ulfur ~ultt'd in a health haurd. The t \ 1dentt pre-.wn•td to aupJJOrt this c::laim has ti.Hn quite confu.sing
and far from tonclusi,·e. To hett<·r und.-rstand what
i~ kno'''n and "'hat is unkno ....·n aMut the> hf"alth effect
of sulfur oxide-s, seven of the countr)·'• l«adinJC expert..-.
met " ·ith the Co1n1nittee on Atnlo111>hf'r1(' Pollutants and
nevie,\•('d thC' kno,vle<lge on the r:iuhjt'Cl. This committee
iK nO\\' l'C'Vi<''"ing all the facts in an elfot·t to detern1i11E"
if an a11'n Pxir.ts where the Al>J might n1ateriall}·
a11ti1Ct in l!('Curing badly· needed in!o1mation. This con·
sidt·rntion \\'ill include the f>Ol'l-"ihlt> nt't"d for t»tablish..
ing n ttsf'arch project. Tht> C'entra\ Committee on
i)fedi<'inf' an1l ltealth hopes soon to ht- in a bettPr po:;1tion to f'\Aluate ·~:hat in(ormation 11 &\..1labl4" and v.·hat
i~ ntt"l"lf'CI to present to l«al offiC'iala •·ho an> ron~idE>r­
inK <"l'lllhl111.hing ordin•n~.!'o to limit thf' •ulfuT ("C)ntent
of fuel&.
Tht1 l>"ood nnd Drug Administrlltion (FOA) has nov.·
i1111;u<·cl n r~·gulation 1>el'n1ittinJr th~· usC' of \vax as a
food udditive or '"hen used in C'Olltnft \With food. Regulation"' have been issued on the UJl.t• of l('ehnical v.·hite
nlin<'rnl oil in animal feed and of "'hite nlinPral Qil in
(0t><I for human consumption. Ohjwtion11 W<"l"f' received
frorn ft\e 1>etroleum companie11 h)· the- HParing Clerk
or th1 F l)A on the pro1JOM"d resulation on technical
v•hitP 1n1nt•ral oil. At a mttttng on February 8 the
l'ttroltum Food A<lditi,Te~ C"onlm11t~ took action to
M.'<lUtst 1he FJlA not to ~pecify thr m•·thod of 1nanu..
facturt" to obtain a quality 1Jroduct (in thia case, technit'al "hit<' 111ineral oil), but rath('r to d<>scribe the
produtt drsirf'd and Jet the produce1·11 1nPt•t thf>st i;pecif\cotions l}y whatever n1anufaelurinK nlcthod they deent
prOl)('I". J•('titions are still pendi11g for regulations on
0<lorl<••lll, Jjght lletroleum hydrC>C'arhon~ and 1>etrolatum
[or u~ as a food additi,·e or whtn uaed in oontact
with rood.
The A Pr has i.s..,ued a tt\·1!lion of its bulletin on
"Prf'<'&Ut1onary Labels" to compl)' ••ith the nev.· federal
labelin« niquit"('mtnts for hou!'fhnld product..... Toxiro-

 HIGH LIGH TS OF THE YEAR 1965
h•~lth group or that di\"iSio n.

The chairm an or the
Research Coord inatin g Comm ittee should be appoi nted
by the vie<' presidC'11t of the L)ivisio11 of Science un<I
Technolop from among the R• seareh Coord inatin g
Comm ittee memb ers, p rovided, howe,·er, that the chair1nansh ip \\'ill rotate u.nnua ll)• lM:t\\·e en tht> l)i\•isione: or
J{efi11ing, 1•1<00uetion1 tlnd Scienc e and Tech11ology.
Concu rl't'nt \\~ith the creati on of the Rr~earch Co.
ordina tin« Comm itttt, the ,·ar-iou!( comm ittees and sub·
commi t t('\... n ov.• T('Jl'Orting to th<' Centr al Co1nmitl('(l 011
Resea rcl1 \vith re.spt•ct to StJeciftc resea1·ch projec ts '"ill,
to the e xt(·nt fea.!;i blr, be tran!(f trred to th(' app1·o priate
function31 di,;sio na o r the lnm.i tute. includ ing full
responwal,allty for th~~ project a. An)• projec t v.·hith
ma)• be of tl mult idl\'isi onal notui· e a11d lhr comn1 ittrr"
concer nefl '\l;•ith s uch a J)l'Oj ect '''ill be riC'tnined untler
thiC' suJl('n ·iaion of thf" Cen t ral Committt-~ on Re:Ra rch
of the f)l, i~ion or !'cien~ an•I Technology.
The n1lf" or the ltf'>!<earch Coord ino.tin g Coml'nitt('{'
"•ill be, Dl'I its n a111p i1nplie s, 1>r i11·111ril:r of n eoordj na.ting
nature . Accor dinitly , re~pon!> i l1ili t)• for thr- develo pm<'n t
of tt!'>t. t·ch pro(V' al1o1. their ampleme.ntat ion, and lllU f"\ eillanc e on« appro \f'd in the hu<l$tet ,,·ill l't"!'it "·ith th~
respccl1\·1• functi onal Ilivisi ons ()r Produ ction, Refini ng,
l\ta1·ke t1ng, and Tranf! poti:at ion. The D ivi1ion of Scit'nc r
and Ttthn ology wall ha\Te sinlilo r respon aibilitiel'i only
tor !mt -. 11rojects as may be of intf're st to two or nwre
di,·isionJ.
If thi~ 11roposal mret.s ,,~it h thr app1'0val or the bon1-.I,
the Diva ion of $t1f'nce ancl T rch nology ifl prepa red to
beitln 1n1plem.enting the prog ram at its OJ)fr& ting C"orn·
mittt"e n1•-ttin g nrxt 1nonth . \\'1th this 1-.()ard appro \'al,
it shoulcl be possiblt- to proce• • Ihe 19G6 budge t following tht'"-<' p1wedu r<'K.

•

The Board or Dirtet ors &JIJl•·o,~ed thf' N'JlOrt anti thepropo5e<I JlOliC)' stalf'1 nent 011 A J:>J re!;eu rtli. Th Py ulso
authoriz<'cl the establ il;hme nt of 1\ R(!St;"areh Coord1nnt·
ing Cornm ittee to tM" compoM..•<l or selectC'd memb .·r•
from th• fu nctioh al d 1,;s:iom and to ha'<' rE--sponsabili·
ties &b t nun1erat<·cl in the l't'l•01t .

\ "ice l're~itle11t,t'I Sixtl• R t'l)f)r l t o t l af' R oartl t)f

Dir... -tors

At th<• Noven 1ber 8 1 1965, Jll('('ting of the APT Ronl'd
DirectOr5i, thP fol IO\\•ing l'<'l)Ol't v.·as presente<l hy
C. E. R<·i1tle, Jr., \'ice- presi, ltnt for scienc e and tt"Ch·
nolol<)·:
Since my last n•rior t to )'OU, the l)i,·i iun of Sc1ent"t"
and T<'ehnology hus contin uf'd to make 111-ogrcs~ in o
numf>er of area!'!, an<I I "'ould like to rt•1>0rt briefl)' to
you to-la)· on a fev. of the nlOn· signif icant items. \\' e
"·ill, a!ll in the phot, submi t a compl ete 1·<'r>0rt of all of
our activit ies i11 AJlril at th<' Hoard of Direct ors
meetin g.

or

41

nolog)1 curren t))' supJ)OI ts r esearc h, we ha\·(• 1-ece11tly
inc1·eased ou1· ('ffort s \\•ith 1·egard to gove1·nment liaison .
At the reques t of the U.S. Burra u of Atint!ll, we ha\'('
sun·e)·ed se,·e-ral of ou r resear ch group s n·gardin~
gQ\tm ment r<·search 1•r<>JlOSBls \\'hich have ht>i.>n sub..
1natlf'd to us. Our comn1c11ts ha,•e been trnnKn 1itted to
the Bu1·ea u, u11cl we hnv<' bee11 us,.u1·ed that ('very con·
!'iclera tion " ·ill be gi,·en our suggt' »tio ns. Tht' r('sear ch
Go' ernme nt Liaiso n Comm ittee a pin spe11t a \\'ttk
durin g Octob ('r ' 'isitins r se,·era l Jal)()r atories of the U.S.
Hurea u of ~.1 ines and the U.S. Geolo gical Surve y, and
we trel that the rapro1 t which i• being ••tabl ished
lM·t"·e en thei-•• grouJl>S "·ill sen·e u & "·ell in thf' futu re.
Our advice and suggt-f'tions to the8(' labora tories 5:e<'nt
to 1..e \\'ell 1·ecci,·ed.
\\'e are olKo sun:ey insr lhe reseua·ch activi ties of tht•
Atomic En•rg y Comm i,.ion and the Offi«' or Coal
R~"earch in order to be inform ed of resear ch d(",~eJ01>­
n1<'nts acros.s the entirP (•nergy· field,
The Ce11t•·nl Co111n1ittC(I on Res<'i\rch is contin uing its
taAk of prer>a1·ing a policy statem ent on gO\;er nment
n-,.tar ch, and we hoJ>e to ha'\"e thiJi to you for )'Our C!Onsitlera tion early next yr~tr.
One of the ll1ost in1porlU1\t 4::fforts of the group durin g
tht year has been its partic ipatio n in tht: Resea rcl\
Coord inatin g Comm itttt'" acti,~iut"· •.\.. fev.· brif'f' com·
mf'nts about tl1is latter JV'OUP art• appro priatf ' at th11
point.
Rl:sr.A.Rcu C00Ro1~AT1Nc CO.Ylo11rn:t.:

The Re.scortlt Coord 1nntin g Con1mitte-e should 11lay a
vita} l·oJe ill UFiSIU1·i ng thC' effecti \•entss and cnleiet\C)' of
the lnstitu t<''I overal l rt'Nf'arch 11roira m.. ]lurin g th1
firfit )·ear of its e..~t'nce. the comnl ittee confin ed it
acti\'i ties to n'\'iew ing a• an O\'era ll 11rogram all of th•
1"('1-rn1'Ch pro f)O~nls sponMc>l'ed by thl" '·ariou s di\•isi
on~
and n1akin g it!ol reco111n1<'tl(fatio1\M to the Proa-r am and
Budge t Re,·ie"· Con1m illtt. A~ a rt·~ult of it recon1·
mtnda tions, n·11ponsibilit)· for ~'tral projt'<."t• y,•a.s rt>
n11~i~ned arnong the \'ttriou s di,·i11ions. The con11n
ittce
sl1oul<l contiia uf' this \:itul coord inatin g effort j11 thl·
futul'e-. 111 ndtliti on, hO\\'f'\' t>r, it "hould ti..· urgM. to
a ... -;ume broad er fei.J-.On~ib1lities for the lnstat ute's I'\'
M'AT<'h acti\'itif'A. 8Jl(.'C1flfall)', it ithould be <'ncoura~
to <le,reJ01• reconunendo.t1ons on th<• A PI reseu1·cl1 f)O)i<')'
for t he !uturr . Includ ed in the 1111ltte1·s ,,·hich it should
conMider are ~uicJelinea cln the area,. of intert~t a1•pr,.,...
11riate to AJ>J reseat th, the t)·Jlf"8 of projt'C ts which
should be ~u1•1m•·t.ed 111 thr prog1·nm, and t he totul le,·rl
or expen ditut'l'~ on tt~(·orcl'l \\•hieh i~ a111.>roprinte f(>l'
tht• API. t:nn~tituted 011 it i~ of •c·nior manag ement
11·11resentativt111 from f'ach of tht· di,..i,.ions, this gn>u11
t-houJ,I be uniquel).• qua1ified to a1o111u1-e that the API
t'<'l'it•arch activi ties at'<' the result ot n progro nl plat\11('1'.I
"·itl'lin "·el1 drfine d l)Olicir1o1 to meet s1.ecific obj«•ctives.
4

R~att h

In additi on to follo,,· ing thtt i11,•estigotive efforts nt
the 2!J )()(atio ns v•hetP the D1viJiion of Scitnc e and Tef!h·

The Centr al Comn1itltt 01\ En1rin f{'ring has oontinutt(f
it1 revie" • ot variou s etand ards \\ hich are curl'f"ntl)'

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DIVISIONAL REPORT

42

YOL. 45 [I] (1965)

Am<ri<an standllrds
throutrh the American Standards A110Cilltlon. The in<l't'al'(,.J number of standards being proposed for adoption is quite probably a direct reault of lhe Report of
the l'u.nt•l on fo~ngineering and Com1nodity Stan(tards,
better kno\vn as the LaQue l~e1>ort., \Vhich Cillis for ilt•

gnunJI in these two fields. . For th• third COns<cutite
)·ear, ihe Institute is rece~'·1ng the. :-:•t1on~l Safety
Council Association A"·ard in recogn1t1on of its sitnif~
ica 11 t ncl1iei,ren1ents in the o' ·erall sa!et)l progl'ltn
to,,·nrds the reduction of :.tcci<lent.s in the petroleu.rn
industr)•.

creruie<l IO\'t'-r11ment inte.n•entio11 i..11 the U.S. sta11dardlzation ncti\'ity ir industry i.s not willing or is unable to

1•e·1rolt•u111 l\teu .. utt111en1

b<mg proJ'<*d for adoption u

fulftll the nation's all"l!"d void

10

this area. The Cen·

tral Con1mltttt on Engineering haM, through a small
i~anel, l'"'llAred a list of comment. on the L:aQue RcJ>ort. ThHe romments "·ere re,·ie"·('C{ b)· ,·arious groups
in the A J>J and we-re then subn1itted to the J)epartme11t
of Commc·rtt hy Mr. Ikard, aa roquoot•d b)' J. H. Hollomon, A •~iatant Secretary of Comn1rrce for Srience and

Technology.
'l'llr CC'ntrnl Cornmitt..cc on Engineering's Co1nn1ittee
on J,i(lucfled Petroleum Ga$ l111f!I l'ublishe<l a i·e,Tisio11
of 1\l'I ·"t<rtt<l<1rd 2510: /Je3if111 ct1tcl Construction. of
Liquf'/i~<l Petroleum Gas J1utallatio1ts at J\larine aitd
l'a1Kl1111 Tf"r111it1alif. •\"at1tral Ga• Pr0«•ai,.g PlantJJ,
R~fi,.rri~11. ""d Tank Far1111.
'tnlit"inr a n(I llC"allh

CA1U1idtrablt" acti'\"'lty of the C(·ntral Committee on
'f Pfiic1n('I und Ji ealth in the lllict ff•"' months has
<'Cnten·d on air pollution mo.tter1. Industry reacted
•tron~ly

to the Public H•alth !:<crvict'• pro1>0sed order
Jin1iting th<' f;Ulfur conte11t of fu('I" U~(l-(1 i1l tle'" government inRti,llations \Vhich, if requirl~d o! other installatio11JC, ,,·uuld have subjected the nation to a 1nulti1nillio11..
tlollnr lull for changing to low·&ul!ur fuels, \vhich is

not Jut>t ttit'."d from a health 1tan1ltl0int. Through the
API C!oord1nating Committee on Air and \\"ater Consen at on. the Central Con1mittff on L\ledicine and
lle.nlth part c1pated in ~tud)·in~ this problem in depth.
A "orkable a1r-raonitoring plan to guard ag-ainst healtha1f'Kt1ng t>111.sodes of air 1t011ution ,,~a1 de,·ised as an
.uttfc1·11at1\f' to fuels controls. Thia 1•l11n has been pret>trlt<"cf to the federal go"ern1n~nt tl1rougl1 the P resi·
d1·11t•a Oftlc<' of Science and T~l111oloszy and to city and
fital~ olllcials i11 se'·eral areas; ru1·ther Jlte1Wntations
art' nl!io 1,Janned. The Jlropo~ed federal require1ncols
for lov. ..14ulfur fuels in ne"'' fed<•ra l in:.lnllations "·ere
riot adoptt.-.d, pen<ling further itu<.l)• of economic and
otht•r aJ1~-ct.s.

R...ar<h programs related to air pollution are being
continut"cl un1lf'r sponsorship of th~ m1oeiicine and health
group. \\'ork at The Unh'ersity of Chirago has been
highl)• 1ucc~sful in de\:eloping a tC"Chnique for creating lung> cancer in laboratory nni1nol1 throug11 inhalation <>£ cnrci11ogens in co111binu.tion \vith particulate
tl10.tt.cir. API participatio11 in ll1ia Jl1-0jcct is nca1ing
te1·rnination. A broad progra111 is being n·1ounted at
th11 •chool on environmental health studies. Included
under joint A PI-go,·ernment sponwrghip will be work
to d<"•lop factual data on the h•alth a•!>"cl• of asphalt.
Saft"lr •rid flre r roaieielion

Th• Central Committ~ on Safety and Fire Prolectinn tf1ntinuf"R its efforts to improve the industry's pro--

The Central Committtt on Petroleum M easuremtn1
ha.a tttti,·ed approval as an Amt'rican standard of
its .IP/ Sta•1"1rd JJOI: .ll<a.,<rh•1<•t of Pttroktuo
J~iq 1,;,/ Hr<JN>COrboM b11 Po1lti1•r I>i1t1>lt~N1t~"' lltkr
and , I /'I Stamio.rd tsSI: Mt<hanical Di&~1
ftlcter J'rot·trs. These st.andn1·d1 v.·ere subsequent)}·
prrMe11trd to the Inter11ationnl Oi·gnnization tor Stan~
dn1·<lizntion Technical Con11:nitt(lf' No. 28, " l•etrolc:um
l'roductR"; ISO appro,•al is pending.
l"inal API approval is expect(\cl i11 tlte \'ery near
futul't' on the last eight joint APl-ASTM standard,
pre1>att<I Crom material pre,·iou:-.l)' included in widt.ly
a«:e11ted API and ASTM publiration•. The c.n1ra1
Committee on Petroleum ~lt•a11ure-m~nt is currently
e-·aluating these standard• to ><~ which '11ould be proC<"JIM'<I through the ASA as Am•riran •tandards and
sub~urntly submitted to the JSO for adoption as int.c-1·nntionnl 1'eeonm1endatio11fl. To datt>, fi,~e standanh
hove 1.l«'n a1>1>roved for isauancr as joint API-AST~t
stu ncla rds.

• • •
1 do not intend to te,·ie"· th~ 1·('gular ""eport of tht
division '·ice president ,,·hie:h ha• hfit>n filed with tbt
sectttary and "~as pre,·iou"I)' tlistrihuted.. with tht
extt1)tion of one item \'\ hich n("ftds board .actioo. I
0

would like to

di•Jl'"'" of it befol't' pro«'<'dmg to ><?~eral

other mal1ers ,,·hich I "·oul<I Jik<• to l>rinJ! to the board'~

attention .

'l'hr Ct>nti-al Co1nrt1ittet' on lt:nginPering reque$t~
thlll n sum or money, not excee<lin~ $..t,000, be appro11rint•d by lhe Division of Science and T.chnolOl!l" for
support of the Unden\'riters' Luboratorics, Inc., prol'IO-"'ed program to obtain data on characteri-.tic:s of 1~
common chemicals for JJOi;sible u~ as a basis for tt'i·
11-io11 of th~ }\'ational Eltctri<"'ll C0<lr ""ith respect to Jti
ttquirt"ments concerning the ufl.e of C"xplo~ionproof e1~
trica1 ~quipme11t in various cl1r1nie:al atmos11heres. Thl!
1>1·oposul is made on the basis that the API will h•'"
nu active role it1 detcr1nining th(': HPC'Cific che111icals to
be tested.
Mr. Chairman, I movo thal thi• budget arldition be
approved.
[:\'11tt: The board appro\'ed lh~ ttque>-t that • •"'"
oC mone)' not exceeding $4,000 ll<' appropriated b)" ~
Di\'ilion of Science and Tt-chnologl for support
Undel'\\•riters' LaboratoJ"i<"B, J11c.]