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Item Specifics:
- Title: Texaco Casper Works Catalytic Reforming Unit Engineering Diagrams
- Date of Origin: 1956 - 1976 (Hand-dated revisions)
- Company: Texaco Inc. / Casper Plant (Casper, Wyoming)
- Format: Spiral & Hinged Rigid Portfolios with Multi-Page Overviews
- Condition: Used / Vintage Industrial
Description:
Up for sale is a remarkably rare piece of American industrial oil and gas history. This listing is for TWO (2) complete, original, vintage engineering portfolios containing technical drawings, isometric piping diagrams, and plant sections from the Texaco Inc. "Casper Works" refinery plant located in Casper, Wyoming.
These documents bridge the mid-1950s through the mid-1970s, featuring fascinating hand-inked field updates, color-coded system pressure charts, and highly detailed structural layouts.
Portfolios Included:
1. Rigid Wood/Board Hinged Portfolio: Features the "Catalytic Reforming Unit" documents, including the Unifining Section, Reactor Section, and Fractionation Section. Drawings are dated starting in February 1956 (by MK and JPS) with active handwritten field corrections and safety inspections dated up through April 1976.
2. Rigid Galvanized Metal/Spiral Portfolio: Features the Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit (FCCU) Ground Level Plot Plans and corresponding operational process layouts dated around 1971.
Condition Details:
These are authentic, field-used industrial artifacts. The heavy-duty rigid protective covers show age-appropriate wear, scuffs, weathering, and patina that add immense character. The interior blueprint pages have typical oil-refinery field usage marks, light yellowing, edge wear, and minor creasing, but all text, stamps, signatures, and schematics remain bold, legible, and structurally intact.
Perfect for industrial decor, framing, historical archiving, or collectors of high-end petroleum/Texaco memorabilia.
Ships quickly and securely packaged to preserve the integrity of the binding and pages. Please review all photos carefully to assess condition.
