EIS issued for Unocal Phase II expansion

Journal Article · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986 · Pace Synth. Fuels Rep.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5121994

The draft Environmental Impact Statement discusses the impacts of construction and operation of an 80,000 barrels per day expansion of Union's completed Phase I oil shale project at Parachute Creek, Colorado. With the demise of the United States Synthetic Fuels Corporation, there is, of course, no chance that the project will proceed under current economic conditions. If and when the project is able to proceed, the EIS indicates that it would be possible without exceeding the allowable PSD increments for air quality. This paper describes the proposed Phase II, which includes a new room and pillar mine, new surface retorting facilities, water supply system, synthetic crude pipelines, retorted shale disposal systems, and associated housing, roads, and power supplies. Summaries of the environmental impacts are given.

• OSTI ID: 5121994
• Journal Information: Pace Synth. Fuels Rep.; (United States), Vol. 23:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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OIL SHALE MINING
OIL SHALES
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