Westbank Oil Patch Volume 43 Issue 3 March 2019

March 2019

Westbank Oil Patch Volume 43 Issue 3

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President: Angie Duplessis

Vice President: Zelda Gillan

Secretary: Theresa Adams

Treasurer: Debbie Brazeal

Immediate Past President: Bonnie Wall

Director: Linda Belsome

Director: Elaine Lesnak

Parliamentarian: Judi Adams

2 0 1 9 B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S

2 0 1 8 C O M M I T T E E C H A I R M E N

Aimee: Bonnie Wall

Bulletin: Judi Adams

Bylaws: Judi Adams

Field Trip: Bonnie Wall

Finance: Susan Miller/JoAnn Brown

General Arrangements: Elaine Lesnak and Zelda Gillan

IAN: Theresa Adams

Membership/Orientation: Susan Miller

Nominating/Election: Judy Guillot/Pam

Lauckner

Program: Zelda Gillan

Scholarship: Gaylen Guillory

Social: Vera Ledet

Community Relations: Zelda Gillan

Table of Contents

Club Info 2 –9

Region Info 8-13

ADDC Info 14-15

Industry Quiz 16-17


B O A R D M E E T I N G S GENERAL MEETINGS

JANUARY 16, 2019 JANUARY 23, 2019

March20, 2019 March27, 2019

MARCH 20, 2019 MARCH 27, 2019

APRIL 10, 2019* APRIL 17, 2019*

MAY 15, 2019 MAY 22, 2019

June 19, 2019 June 26, 2019

July - NO MEETING

AUGUST 21, 2019 AUGUST 28, 2019

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019** SEPTEMBER 18, 2019**

OCTOBER 16, 2019 OCTOBER 23, 2019

NOVEMBER 13, 2019*** NOVEMBER 20, 2019***

DECEMBER 4, 2019*** DECEMBER 10, 2019***

*Move up due to Region Meeting April 24-27

**Move up due to Convention September 18-23

***Move up due to Thanksgiving/Christmas

Cora Bergeron 3/1

Sigrid Vedros 3/14

Vera Ledet 3/26


March 50:50 Winner—Pam Lauckner


Contact 2019 VP Zelda Gillan to sign up for volunteer opportunities or with speaker sug-

gestions at the monthly meetings.



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Oil refineries are complex facilities that turn crude oil into usable products. This is a

quiz that will test your knowledge of the basics of refining technology. Don't worry, it's

about common sense - no engineering degree required.

1. Where does crude oil come from?

A) Texas

B) It bubbles up when Jed Clampet shoots into the dirt.

C) It is pumped from wells drilled into the ground.

D) It is recovered from very rude people.

2. What is the first step that crude oil undergoes in a refinery?

A) Someone waves a magic wand and it turns into gasoline.

B) It is heated, and the water and salts are removed.

C) It gets pumped into a truck to deliver to a gas station.

D) They pour it out onto the ground to let the impurities settle.

3. What is crude oil distillation?

A) A way to turn crude oil into moonshine.

B) A process in which oil is separated into its different components.

C) A harsh way of treating oil.

D) I don't know, but it sounds impolite to me.

4. Environmental regulations dictate that a refinery has to remove certain pollutants from the products before they leave the plant. What contributor to 'acid rain' is removed in the refining process?

A) Vanadium

B) Uranium

C) Sulfur

D) Plutonium

5. What is cracking?

A) Turning oil into crack cocaine.

B) Telling a joke inside the plant. C) Breaking large oil molecules down into lighter ones by the use of heat and catalyst.

D) A refinery operator wearing pants that hang too low.


6. What form of water is the most prevalent in oil refinery processing?

A) Ice

B) Heavy water

C) Liquid water

D) Steam

7. What is the proper spelling of the light oil cut that ends up in gasoline after the refining process is complete?

A) naphtha

B) naftha

C) naptha

D) nafta

8. What is "octane rating" for gasoline?

A) The number of hydrocarbon compounds containing 8 carbon atoms.

B) Gasoline brands that are spelled with 8 letters.

C) Fuel that can scale an entire musical octave.

D) A measure of how well gasoline will perform in a car engine.

9. The heaviest material that comes out of a refinery is a product that you and I use almost daily. Where can you find it?

A) On the dipstick of your car engine

B) On roads and parking lots

C) In a jar of molasses

D) In the fuel tank of most 18-wheelers (HGVs)

10. What is the name of the tall pipe that burns off excess gas from the refinery (and often shows a visible flame)?

A) Flamer

B) Trash burner

C) Flare

D) Relief burner

Answers: 1-C; 2-B; 3-B; 4-C; 5-C; 6-D; 7-A; 8-D; 9-B; 10-C

Desk and Derrick Club of the

Westbank

P.O. Box 2875

Gretna, LA 70054-2875

ADDC Mission

ADDC’s purpose shall be to promote the education and professional development of individuals em-

ployed in or affiliated with the petroleum, energy and allied industries, and to educate the general

public about these industries as well as the companies and global communities the members serve.

GREATER KNOWLEDGE—GREATER SERVICE

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Westbank Oil Patch is published by the Desk and Derrick Club of the Westbank to provide information to its members regarding the ADDC (at all levels—Association, Region, and Club) and energy and allied industries . Byline and credited articles represent the views of the authors and editor. Publication neither implies approval of the opinions nor accuracy of facts stated. Editor: Judi Adams ([email protected])

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