The economics of petroleum . Table 38.—Relation of Operating Costs to Crude Costs in a Number ofAmerican Refineries in 1917 Data from Oil Division, U. S. Fuel Administration. Refinery Location Cost of Crude,Per Cent Operating Costs,Per Cent Total,Per Cent No. 1No. 2No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 No. 7 East East East Middle West Middle West Oklahoma Texas 78797080 848780 2221 3020 IG13 20 100100 100100 100100100 Table 39.—Relation of Crude Cost to Refining Costs in California in1914 AND 1919, Based on Data for 15 Refineries (In Per Cent) Item General and administrative exp
The economics of petroleum . Table 38.—Relation of Operating Costs to Crude Costs in a Number ofAmerican Refineries in 1917 Data from Oil Division, U. S. Fuel Administration. Refinery Location Cost of Crude,Per Cent Operating Costs,Per Cent Total,Per Cent No. 1No. 2No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 No. 7 East East East Middle West Middle West Oklahoma Texas 78797080 848780 2221 3020 IG13 20 100100 100100 100100100 Table 39.—Relation of Crude Cost to Refining Costs in California in1914 AND 1919, Based on Data for 15 Refineries (In Per Cent) Item General and administrative expense, and depreciation Refinery operating expense Delivered cost of crude Total 1914 1919 100,0 TREND OF REFINERY PRACTICE The relation of the cost of raw material to refining cost is shownfor California in Table 39 from figures compiled by the FederalTrade Commission ^ for 15 refineries representing a total investmentof 47 million dollars out of a total for the state of 50 million ^KEROSENE VgAS & FUEL OIL LUBRICATING OILS .ALL OTHERS 40 50 60 70 SO 90 lOO^ Fig. 36.—The output of petroleum products in the United States in 1920 by refinen districts. Relation of Labor Costs to Refinery Output.—The ratio of man-power to the volume of materials handled in oil refining is small, ascompared with the run of manufacturing operations. An indicationof this relationship is shown in Table 40. 1 Summary of Report on the Pacific Coast Petroleum Industry, April 7, 1921,p. 13. RANK OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS 89 Table 40.—Relation of Man-power to M.\terl\ls Handled in AmericanPetroleum Refineries during First Seven Months of 1918 (Data from U. S. Fuel Administration) Number ofRefineries Location Average Number of Barrels Run DaUy per Man Average Wages perBarrel Run, Cents 633 76 538 212 109 East Coast 46 37 44 5 13151414 24 Eastern Illinois and St. Louis Northern Texas Gulf Oklahoma Rocky Mountain Paci
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