Fractionation Research, Inc. Papers

Collection

Identifier: 1998-004

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection contains progress reports, plant tests, topical reports, consultant’s reports, and annual reports produced by or for Fractionation Research Inc. (FRI) prior to 1979. Subsequent reports will be added as determined by the FRI Board of Directors. Due to the number of vendors of distillation equipment who test their equipment at the FRI facility, Annual Reports and Progress Reports from 1970-1978 are withheld because of proprietary vendor data. Date ranges for the various reports are as follows: Progress Reports 1954-1969; Plant Tests 1957-1966; Topical Reports 1954-1988; Annual Reports 1955-1969

Dates

Other: 1954-1978

Creator

Fractionation Research, Inc. (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the Oklahoma Open Records Act (http://www.odl.state.ok.us/lawinfo/docs/2006-LibraryLaws-PartE.pdf), and other relevant regulations. Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Oklahoma State University Libraries assumes no responsibility.

Conditions Governing Use

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Whenever possible, Special Collections and University Archives will provide information about copyright owners and related information. Securing permission to publish or use material is the responsibility of the researcher. Note that unless specifically transferred to Oklahoma State University Libraries, any applicable copyrights may be held by another individual or entity. Copyright for material published by Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College/Oklahoma State University is held by the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges. All rights reserved.

Further information about copyright policy can be obtained by contacting Special Collections and University Archives by email at libscua@okstate.edu or by phone at 405-744-6311.

Administrative History

Fractionation Research Inc. (FRI) was established in 1952 as a cooperative effort among petroleum companies to cost-effectively conduct plant-scale research in order to predict distillation results. As of 2008, 70 companies from 17 countries are members of FRI. Each member company has the opportunity to place a person on the FRI Board of Directors. The Board directs how FRI is run and decides if contract renewal for FRI (every 3 to 5 years) is desirable. FRI moved from California to Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1991. Administrative offices are in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

Extent

3.2 Linear feet (2 record storage boxes, 1 slim document box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Arranged into five series.

Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog or contact the Oklahoma State University Archives Reference staff.