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Oil processing

2014-10-20T05:45:45Z

Jared: link to remote pump station page

[[Oil processing]] is a large part of Factorio. It was introduced in v0.9. [[Oil processing]] may refer to the researched technology, the recipe used in the [[Oil refinery]], or the overall workings of oil.

This documentation isn't complete yet. '''Please refer to the following pages:
* [[Version0.9]]
* [[Liquid network/0.9]]
* [[Liquid_network]]

==Technologies==
[[Oil processing]] allows the player to set up a basic facility to mine, process, and use oil. To be able to increase the usefulness of the created oil products, you may want to research [[Sulfur processing]], as a prerequisite for the research of the [[Battery]], which is used in many items later on, including the [[Science pack 3]]. Plastics are also useful, as the [[Plastic bar]] is an ingredient in the [[Advanced circuit]], which is used often later on. [[Fluid handling]] allows you better control over your liquids, with items such as the [[Storage Tank]] and [[Small Pump]]. [[Advanced oil processing]] gives you a new recipe for use in the [[Oil refinery]], allowing you to get more useful products from your [[Crude Oil]]. Finally, researching [[Flammables]] gives you access to the [[Flamethrower]].

==Recipes==
There are various recipes that can be done regarding [[Oil processing]]. They are listed below.
{|class="wikitable"
!colspan="4"|After researching {{icontech|oil-gathering||Oil processing (research)}} [[Oil processing (research)|Oil processing]]:
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! Process !! Input !! Machine !! Output
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| {{imagelink|basic-oil-processing|Basic oil processing}} || {{icon|crude-oil|10|Crude Oil}} {{icon|time icon|5|Time}} || {{icon|oil-refinery||Oil refinery}} || {{icon|heavy-oil|3|Heavy oil}} {{icon|light-oil|3|Light oil}} {{icon|petroleum-gas|4|Petroleum gas}}
|-
| {{imagelink|solid-fuel-from-heavy-oil|Solid fuel}} || {{icon|heavy-oil|2|Heavy oil}} {{icon|time icon|3|Time}} || {{icon|chemical-plant||Chemical plant}} || {{icon|solid-fuel|1|Solid fuel}}
|-
| {{imagelink|solid-fuel-from-light-oil|Solid fuel}} || {{icon|light-oil|1|Light oil}} {{icon|time icon|3|Time}} || {{icon|chemical-plant||Chemical plant}} || {{icon|solid-fuel|1|Solid fuel}}
|-
| {{imagelink|solid-fuel-from-petroleum-gas|Solid fuel}} || {{icon|petroleum-gas|2|Petroleum gas}} {{icon|time icon|3|Time}} || {{icon|chemical-plant||Chemical plant}} || {{icon|solid-fuel|1|Solid fuel}}
|-
| {{imagelink|lubricant|Lubricant}} || {{icon|heavy-oil|1|Heavy oil}} {{icon|time icon|1|Time}} || {{icon|chemical-plant||Chemical plant}} || {{icon|lubricant|1|Lubricant}}
|-
!colspan="4"|After researching {{icontech|advanced-oil-processing-tech||Advanced oil processing (research)}} [[Advanced oil processing (research)|Advanced oil processing]]:
|-
! Process !! Input !! Machine !! Output
|-
| {{imagelink|advanced-oil-processing|Advanced oil processing}} || {{icon|crude-oil|10|Crude Oil}} {{icon|water|5|Water}} {{icon|time icon|5|Time}} || {{icon|oil-refinery||Oil refinery}} || {{icon|heavy-oil|1|Heavy oil}} {{icon|light-oil|4.5|Light oil}} {{icon|petroleum-gas|5.5|Petroleum gas}}
|-
| {{imagelink|heavy-oil-cracking|Heavy oil cracking}} || {{icon|heavy-oil|4|Heavy oil}} {{icon|water|3|Water}} {{icon|time icon|5|Time}} || {{icon|chemical-plant||Chemical plant}} || {{icon|light-oil|3|Light oil}}
|-
| {{imagelink|light-oil-cracking|Light oil cracking}} || {{icon|light-oil|3|Light oil}} {{icon|water|3|Water}} {{icon|time icon|5|Time}} || {{icon|chemical-plant||Chemical plant}} || {{icon|petroleum-gas|2|Petroleum gas}}
|-
!colspan="4"|After researching {{icontech|fluid-handling||Fluid handling}} [[Fluid handling]]:
|-
! Process !! Input !! Machine !! Output
|-
| {{imagelink|fill-crude-oil-barrel|Fill crude oil barrel}} || {{icon|barrel-empty|1|Empty barrel}} {{icon|crude-oil|25|Crude Oil}} {{icon|time icon|1|Time}} || {{icon|assembling-machine-2||Assembling machine 2}} or {{icon|assembling-machine-3||Assembling machine 3}} || {{icon|crude-oil-barrel|1|Crude oil barrel}}
|-
| {{imagelink|empty-crude-oil-barrel|Empty crude oil barrel}} || {{icon|crude-oil-barrel|1|Crude oil barrel}} {{icon|time icon|1|Time}} || {{icon|assembling-machine-2||Assembling machine 2}} or {{icon|assembling-machine-3||Assembling machine 3}} || {{icon|barrel-empty|1|Empty barrel}} {{icon|crude-oil|25|Crude Oil}}
|-
!colspan="4"|After researching {{icontech|sulfur||Sulfur processing}} [[Sulfur processing]]:
|-
! Process !! Input !! Machine !! Output
|-
| {{imagelink|sulfur|Sulfur}} || {{icon|water|3|Water}} {{icon|petroleum-gas|3|Petroleum gas}} {{icon|time icon|1|Time}} || {{icon|chemical-plant||Chemical plant}} || {{icon|sulfur|2|Sulfur}}
|-
| {{imagelink|sulfuric-acid|Sulfuric Acid}} || {{icon|iron-plate|1|Iron plate}} {{icon|sulfur|5|Sulfur}} {{icon|water|10|Water}} {{icon|time icon|1|Time}} || {{icon|chemical-plant||Chemical plant}} || {{icon|sulfuric-acid|5|Sulfuric Acid}}
|-
!colspan="4"|After researching {{icontech|advanced-electronics-1||Advanced electronics}} [[Advanced electronics]]:
|-
! Process !! Input !! Machine !! Output
|-
| {{imagelink|processing-unit|Processing unit}} || {{icon|electronic-circuit|20|Electronic circuit}} {{icon|advanced-circuit|2|Advanced circuit}} {{icon|sulfuric-acid|0.5|Sulfuric acid}} {{icon|time icon|15|Time}} || {{icon|assembling-machine-2||Assembling machine 2}} or {{icon|assembling-machine-3||Assembling machine 3}} || {{icon|processing-unit|1|Processing unit}}
|-
!colspan="4"|After researching {{icontech|battery-tech||Battery (research)}} [[Battery (research)|Battery]]:
|-
! Process !! Input !! Machine !! Output
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| {{imagelink|battery|Battery}} || {{icon|iron-plate|1|Iron plate}} {{icon|copper-plate|1|Copper plate}} {{icon|sulfuric-acid|2|Sulfuric acid}} {{icon|time icon|5|Time}} || {{icon|chemical-plant||Chemical plant}} || {{icon|battery|1|Battery}}
|-
!colspan="4"|After researching {{icontech|plastics||Plastics}} [[Plastics]]:
|-
! Process !! Input !! Machine !! Output
|-
| {{imagelink|plastic-bar|Plastics}} || {{icon|coal|1|Coal}} {{icon|petroleum-gas|3|Petroleum gas}} {{icon|time icon|1|Time}} || {{icon|chemical-plant||Chemical plant}} || {{icon|plastic-bar|2|Plastic bar}}
|-
!colspan="4"|After researching {{icontech|flammables||Flammables}} [[Flammables]] and {{icontech|flame-thrower||Flame thrower}} [[Flame thrower]]:
|-
! Process !! Input !! Machine !! Output
|-
| {{imagelink|flame-thrower-ammo|Flamethrower ammo}} || {{icon|iron-plate|5|Iron plate}} {{icon|heavy-oil|2.5|Heavy oil}} {{icon|light-oil|2.5|Light oil}} {{icon|time icon|3|Time}} || {{icon|chemical-plant||Chemical plant}} || {{icon|flame-thrower-ammo|1|Flamethrower ammo}}
|}

==Mechanics & Usage==
To mine, process and use oil, you'll need to do some research, as shown above.

===Overview===
[[File:Example-Oil-Refining.png|thumb|300px|Oil being drilled and refined.]] [[File:Example-Oil-Cracking.png|thumb|300px|Oil being cracked into lower forms.]] [[File:Example-Oil-Usage.png|thumb|300px|Oil being used to create plastic and batteries.]]
[[Pumpjack|Pumpjacks]] need to be placed on top of the middle of the oil well. Given [[Electric network|electricity]] (90kW, upgradeable), they will produce a certain amount of [[Crude Oil]] per second, shown on the right, at the bottom of the information panel. Over time this value will decrease. Once it reaches 0.1 oil/s, it will continue to output this, never increasing or decreasing. This means that having enough pumpjacks on depleted oil wells will provide you with enough oil, but it is better to find new oil wells. To transport the oil, you can use [[Barrel]]s, and [[Diesel locomotive]]s if you'd like.

The [[Crude Oil]] then needs to be refined in an [[Oil refinery]]. The [[Oil refinery]] also needs [[Electric network|electricity]]. It has a much higher demand, at 420kW, but it is also upgradeable. The oil refinery needs to have a recipe set (see above for available recipes). Once it is set, the inputs and outputs show what needs to be, and what will be supplied. You cannot move the locations of these, only rotate the entire machine. Make sure that the products have somewhere to go (preferably [[Storage Tank|Storage Tanks]]), as the refinery will stop production of all products if one product output is full.

Now you have the three basic products. [[Heavy Oil]], [[Light Oil]] and [[Petroleum Gas]]. Both [[Heavy Oil]] and [[Light Oil]] can be cracked to the next lower type in a [[Chemical plant]] (recipe above). This is useful if you've got lots of [[Light Oil]], but are lacking in [[Petroleum Gas]] (A common problem).

From here, after some research, you can use the oil products to create various products. They are all listed above.

===Distant Oil Fields===

After the player has exhausted the oil fields near her home base, she may have to build remote refineries, or [[remote pump station]]s.

===Commonly Used Items===

{| class="wikitable"
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| {{imagelink|pumpjack|Pumpjack}} || Pumpjacks mine the [[Crude Oil]] from the [[Oil wells]], and let you move it by [[Pipe]].
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| {{imagelink|oil-refinery|Oil refinery}} || Refines [[Crude Oil]] into basic oil products ([[Heavy Oil|Heavy-]]/[[Light Oil|Light Oil]] and [[Petroleum Gas]]).
|-
| {{imagelink|chemical-plant|Chemical plant}} || Like the [[Assembling machine]], used to automate processing of liquids and crafting.
|-
| {{imagelink|storage-tank|Storage Tank}} || Stores up to 2500 units of any liquid.
|-
| {{imagelink|small-pump|Small Pump}} || Allows you to pump liquids from one area to another. Used inline (Between pipes).
|-
| {{imagelink|pump|Pump}} || Allows you to pump water up from a body of water.
|-
| {{imagelink|assembling-machine-2|Assembling machine 2}} {{imagelink|assembling-machine-3|Assembling machine 3}} || Allows you to craft items using liquids, used mainly for [[Barrel]]s.
|-
| {{imagelink|pipe|Pipe}} || Allows transporting of liquids from one location to another.
|-
| {{imagelink|pipe-to-ground|[[Pipe-to-ground|Underground Pipe]]}} || A [[Pipe]], but under the ground, acting similar to [[Underground belts]].
|}
For more information on how liquids work, please see the [[Liquid network]] page.

== See Also ==

[[Liquid network/0.9]]

Barrel

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Jared: Prepare to add page: Remote pump station

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[[Barrel]]s could actually only be used to store and transport 25 units of [[Crude Oil]] as solid as an alternate to pipes when [[Fluid handling]] is researched.

== Empty barrel ==
The [[Empty barrel]] could be crafted and while [[Crude oil barrel]]s are emptied the [[Assembling machine]] will also return an [[Empty barrel]].

{| class="wikitable"
| '''Recipe:''' || {{icon|steel-bar|1|Steel bar}} + {{icon|time icon|1|time}} => {{icon|barrel-empty|1|Empty barrel}}
|-
| '''Req. technology:''' || {{icontech|fluid-handling||Fluid handling}} [[Fluid handling]]
|-
|}

{|class="wikitable"
! Process !! Input !! Machine !! Output
|-
| {{imagelink|empty-crude-oil-barrel|Empty crude oil barrel}} || {{icon|crude-oil-barrel|1|Crude oil barrel}} {{icon|time icon|1|Time}} || {{icon|assembling-machine-2||Assembling machine 2}} or {{icon|assembling-machine-3||Assembling machine 3}} || {{icon|barrel-empty|1|Empty barrel}} + {{icon|crude-oil|25|Crude Oil}}
|}

== Crude oil barrel ==
[[Crude oil barrel]]s couldn't be crafted, they get filled in the [[Fill crude oil barrel]] process while using [[Empty barrel]]s.

{|class="wikitable"
! Process !! Input !! Machine !! Output
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| {{imagelink|fill-crude-oil-barrel|Fill crude oil barrel}} || {{icon|barrel-empty|1|Empty barrel}} {{icon|crude-oil|25|Crude Oil}} {{icon|time icon|1|Time}} || {{icon|assembling-machine-2||Assembling machine 2}} or {{icon|assembling-machine-3||Assembling machine 3}} || {{icon|crude-oil-barrel|1|Crude oil barrel}}
|}

== Example for usability ==
[[Barrel]]s could get very handy in situations where pipes are no or a bad option, for example oil production in distant outposts ([[Remote pump station]]). With [[Barrel]]s [[Crude Oil]] could be transported with [[Transport belts]], with [[Logistic robot]]s, by the [[Railway network]] or in the avatars inventory.

A simple example with [[Transport belts]]:
[[File:Crude-oil-barrel-handling-example.png]]

== See also ==
* [[Fluid handling]]
* [[Oil processing]]
* [[Crude Oil]]
* [[Empty barrel]]
* [[Crude oil barrel]]
* [[Fill crude oil barrel]]
* [[Empty crude oil barrel]]
* [[Remote pump station]]

Roboport

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Jared: area colors

The Roboport is the home for all [[Robots]]. It also spawns an area of 50x50 , in which the robots can fly.

* The '''orange''' square represents the reach of logistics network where logistics robots can move.
* The '''green''' square represents the extent of construction network where construction robots can repair, construct or remove structures.

Roboports have also 4 chargers, which are used to recharge the flying bots.

Two or more roboports can build a [[Robotic network]], if the borders of the covered areas connect.

== Inbuild stacks ==

A Roboport contains 8 [[Storages/Stack]]s, reserved for [[Robots]], and another 8 for [[Repair pack]]s.

== Power usage ==
The Roboport needs ~200 watts of energy when idle, but can use up to ~2000 watts when charging bots.

== Unuseable knowledge ==
You can insert robots and repair-packs into the port with an inserter, but since there is currently no control about the inserted number, this is unuseable knowledge.

{| class="wikitable"
| '''Recipe:''' || {{icon|steel-bar|45|Steel bar}} + {{icon|iron-gear-wheel|45|Iron gear wheel}} + {{icon|advanced-circuit|45|Advanced circuit}} + {{icon|time icon|45|time}} => {{icon|roboport|1|Roboport}}
|-
| '''Total raw:''' || {{icon|copper-plate|360|Copper plate}} {{icon|iron-plate|270|Iron plate}} {{icon|steel-bar|45|Steel bar}}
|-
|}

== See also ==
* [[Robotic network]]
* [[Logistic network]]
* [[Repair pack]]
* [[Robots]]

[[Category: Items]] [[Category: Logistic network]] [[Category: Repair]] [[Category: Robots]]

Oil refinery

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Jared: Move troubleshooting hints under new heading

[[File:oilrefinery|thumb|256px]]
Oil refinery splits crude oil into 3 different fluids: [[Heavy Oil]], [[Light Oil]] and [[Petroleum Gas]]. These byproducts cannot be packed into steel barrels and must be stored in a [[Storage Tank]] or pumped to a [[Chemical plant]].

* Later on you can research a second recipe that produces less of the relatively useless heavy oil and more of 2 other fluids, in exchange for having to supply water to the refinery.
* When placing the refinery, it can be rotated, but otherwise neither input nor output tiles can be swapped in any way.

== Troubleshooting ==

When the refinery is working, a flame comes out of the chimney.

* You need to choose the recipe, otherwise it won't work.
* It will stop working if any of the products isn't properly drained from it (that is, 10.0 heavy oil at output will prevent production of the 2 other fluids).

{| class="wikitable"
| '''Recipe:''' || {{icon|pipe|10|Pipe}} + {{icon|steel-bar|15|Steel bar}} + {{icon|stone-brick|10|Stone brick}} + {{icon|iron-gear-wheel|10|Iron gear wheel}} + {{icon|electronic-circuit|10|Electronic circuit}} + {{icon|time icon|20|time}} => {{icon|oil-refinery|1|Oil Refinery}}
|-
| '''Total raw:''' || {{icon|iron-plate|40|Iron plate}} {{icon|copper-plate|15|Copper plate}} {{icon|steel-bar|15|Steel bar}} {{icon|stone-brick|10|Stone brick}}
|-
|}

== See also ==
* [[Liquid network]]

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