[Beagle8U]

The local ( southern michigan ) oil we have here comes right out of the well looking exactly like the oil you put in your car.

It's thick, clear, with a greanish color. The guy on the drilling rig said you could run it through a coffee filter and put it in an engine crankcase.

[Wonder Warthog]

"The local ( southern michigan ) oil we have here comes right out of the well looking exactly like the oil you put in your car."

Yeah, that's the "good stuff". Easy to refine. Stuff from California (and Venezuela) has lots of the heavies (asphaltenes), and is much more difficult.