1. OIL WELLS NEAR UHERSKE HRADISTE 2. AUTOPAL PLANT AT HLUK

• Document Type: CREST
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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004800760003-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 30, 2007
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: September 24, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This material contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States within the mean-
ing of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. Sees. 793
and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in
any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law.
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DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
Czechoslovakia
1. Oil Wells near Uherske Hradiste
2. Autopal Plant-at Hluk
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 24 September 1951
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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le Oil wells are located south of Hluk, between the Hluk-Borsice road and the
Borsicky Brook. This brook 4s about 2 km. from Hluk and 3 km. from Borsice.
In the west is the Borsidky brook and in the east the Hluk.Borsice road. The
oil wells area extends some 400 meters along the road; it is approximately
250 meters wide, entirely surrounded by wire fence No, 1 on the diagram
The main entrance is at the Borsice-Hluk road about, 150 meters from the edge
of the-plant (No. 2). A wooden gatekeeperis hut is nearby (No. 3)9, single-story.
An oil dump is situated in the northeast dorner, in a brick building, 60 x 10
meters (No.-4), The administration building with technical offices and
management is not far from the store, also in a single-story brick building,
30 x 20 metersq.,,;Lshaped (No. 5). No. 6 isa connecting road with several
branches. Two brick buildings* 40 x 20'meters, 8 meters high with metal roofs
stand in the northwest corner, some 30 meters one from another (No. 7).
2. Between the buildings in the western part of the site, is an oil derrick
(No, 8) of metal, approximately 30.metershigh, its base 4 x 4 meters and
narrowing towards the top. From this tower pipes lead to the engine room and
oil tanks. Drilling pipes and materials are stored in the open in the southwestern
corner (No. 9). The engine room and pump for methane (natural gas) are in a
building 25 x 15 x*8 meters (No. 10). Equipment is stored in a wooden hut north
of the engine, room. Rejected engines (sic) are kept thert-., (No. 11). Another
derrick, originally an oil tower, for natural gas is in the southeastern corner.
It is similar to the other oil tower'(No. 12). The gas distribution center is
located in a brick building., 30 x 10 meters next to this derrick (No. 13),
3. From the distribution center a pipe line (No. 14) leads to the new Autopal
Plant at Hluk, the machines of which have be-n adapted to use methane. These
pipe line; were laid in spring 1952 at the time when the construction of the
Autopal plant was in progress. This plant now employs some 500 workers, working
in three shifts. The methane gas is used especially for soldering and for heating
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two furnaces. The pipes are made of metal and have a 20-cm. diameter. They
run along the east side of the.road,.l.5 meter under the surface.
The average output is four railroad tank cars of oil, which is pumped into
the cars at the Kunovice railroad station. The output of methane gas is so
high that the Autopal plant cannot consume it all. The oil is quite clean
and is one of the best kinds found in Moravia. At first oil was quite near
the surface and the'deposit was discovered in 1951. Oil is found at a depth
of 40 meters. The deposit of oil is,so rich that a number of further derricks are
to be set up. Construction of these installations began in 1951. In 1953
additional mining equipment was brought here. Future expansion is to include a
new railroad track to Kunovice, 8 km. long, as the transfer of the oil from the
tank trucks into the tank care hamp=ra operation. New test drillings started
east of this plant, not far froi, a cherry tree lane. Oil was found but it was
rather deep in the ground-, therefore, exploitation will be possible only with
special equipment.
5. There are mainly Slovaks employed as specialists in oil mining here, about 2009
working in shifts.
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