Originally Posted by Russell:
Fuzz;
Totally agree about the fence and the lack of rust.
Where I grew up these are scattered about the area to the west, no rhyme or reason to facings that you can see from the Highway, but NO FENCES.
I have 6 of these for my new layout, the fences will be used elsewhere.
I had not considered it but I will need some tanks now that you mention it.
I'm thinking some used Salt containers or perhaps oatmeal ones...
A lot of the time they're located and oriented north / south and east / west because of the effect the earth's magnetic field has on the moving parts, believe it or not.
As for tanks, if you grabbed a "sugar in the raw" can and used that, or cut a pringles can about 3/4 the way down, that would work pretty well for a 400 bbl tank, which are frequently seen at remote sites. If I had more room on my layout, which I do not, I'd be building a small oil battery site with an inlet separator, piping and pipe racks, a gas compressor and a few treaters. Maybe when I've got more space and time, I'll build it, but not right now. The Korber models tank, I also noticed has no thief hatch (for inspecting the inside), gauge board (for measuring the level) or top vent (so the tank doesn't turn into a football when liquids are dumped to it or gas flashes off).
The oil and gas industry is never as simple as people think, there's always a lot more going on than meets the eye...
