2520.     ---------------.  [OIL AND GAS JOURNAL.]  Stanolind Synthol Plant Now in Engineering Stage.  Vol. 45, No. 37, 1947, p. 97; Petrol. Eng., vol. 18, No. 4, 1947, p. 24; Chem. and Eng. News, vol. 25, 1947, p. 240; Petrol. Refiner, vol. 26, No. 2, 1947, pp. 168-169.

        Stanolind Oil & Gas Co. reports that engineering work is now under way on the proposed commercial-scale Synthol plant to be built in the Hugoton gas field in Southwestern Kansas.  It is expected to obtain a yield of 2.52 gal. of high-quality gasoline and 0.42 gal. of distillate fuels from each 1,000 cu. ft. of natural gas processed.  The plant is being designed to process about 100,000,000 cu. ft. per day of low-heating-value gas currently unsuitable for sale as fuel.  In the proposed process, feed gas is burned under a pressure of 300 p.s.i. with relatively pure O₂ to yield synthesis gas of closely controlled composition.  A yield is estimated of 1 bbl. of crude synthetic oil and substantial amounts of oxygenated compounds from each 15,000 cu. ft. of gas charged to the plant.  The synthesis is carried out under pressure in large fluid type reactors utilizing a special powdered-Fe catalyst.