View of opened trapdoors of four of tho grcit underground oil reservoirs at No. 2 well. There are In all six underground reservoirs at this well, five of which are absolutely full of crude, petroleum, storing 188,000 gallons. The tanks at the running wells possess an aggregate capacity of over 451,000 gallons. The last one now being excavated at No. 5 will probably have a holding capacity of 70,000 gallons. \ W. A. Collis Photo, N.P,
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1402, 30 March 1912, Page 18
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75View of opened trapdoors of four of tho grcit underground oil reservoirs at No. 2 well. There are In all six underground reservoirs at this well, five of which are absolutely full of crude, petroleum, storing 188,000 gallons. The tanks at the running wells possess an aggregate capacity of over 451,000 gallons. The last one now being excavated at No. 5 will probably have a holding capacity of 70,000 gallons. \ W. A. Collis Photo, N.P, Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1402, 30 March 1912, Page 18
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