Oil Generation: Difference between revisions

[[File:Oil-spout.jpg|thumb|A basic oil spout harvesting setup]]

Spouts are a great source of oil at the start of your game. There are a couple of key things to know:

* They are very dangerous. Once you fall in, you'll probably die. Don't fall in.

* They can catch on fire from mobs or lightning. Put a cobble or dirt cover above any in range until you're ready to extract

You will need a GT pump, generator and some kind of tank above the pump for the oil to collect. A chunkloader is also

recommended so that the stuff works while you are away. Pumps don't dig through dirt/rock, so make sure it is centered exactly over the oil spout. As of 2.1.1.0 they will attempt to recover oil pipe when hit with a soft hammer - otherwise, if that fails, it can be risky to retrieve them, esp. since they will be in a large dark room, potentially with dangerous oil puddles left. Just make more in that case.

Don't forget to cover up the top of your machines, or rain will cause them to explode. Build a cobble hut or whatever.

In an emergency oil spouts can be "capped" either by removing the oil source blocks with buckets or replacing them with cobblestone. Gravel is not recommended as it will prevent pumping later.