Oil Well

The Oil Well is a world structure that produces Crude Oil when fueled by either Diesel or Petrol.

Refueling
A mine can be refuelled by hand (by equpping a fuel can, then holding ) or by using a Fuel Tanker. The process is much faster while using a fuel tanker. Whilst fueled, it dispenses Crude Oil into the inventory at a constant cycle. Fuel type does not change the speed of a cycle, only the amount produced. A mine can hold up to 1,000 liters (or 10 cans) of each type of Fuel.

Mining Process
requires fuel to mine (produce) Crude Oil barrels. Amount of produced barrels depends on two factor, one being current population on the server, other being type of fuel used.


 * Mine fueled by Diesel will run at low efficiency.
 * At low efficency it produces 1-2 Crude Oil barrel every 960 seconds.
 * Mine fueled with Petrol will run at high efficiency.
 * At high efficency it produces 3-4 Crude Oil barrels every 960 seconds.

An individual can of fuel holds 100 liters of fuel. The uses 1 liter of fuel in each cycle. That means 1 can of fuel will fuel the mine for 100 cycles.

This means that 1 can of diesel produces 100-200 Crude Oil and 1 can of Petrol produces 300-400 in the same time. It consumes an entire can of a fuel type in 96,000 seconds (1600 minutes or 26 hours and 40 minutes).

Tips

 * Due to the incredibly Slow rate of the Oil well its best to upgrade it quickly and not overfill it with Petrol as one can of petrol can last for 27 Hours. While the mine is still processing, it may fall in enemy hands with petrol loaded.
 * Likewise, it is recommended to not over-fuel mines as all fuel contained in the inventory, can be destroyed, if the mine is attacked and destroyed by enemies.
 * Thus, mines are a valuable asset that should always be guarded.
 * Check a mine's inventory and fuel status from the map by hovering your mouse pointer over the mine's icon.