Occidental vertical modified in situ process for the recovery of oil from oil shale. Phase II. Annual progress report, June 1, 1980-May 31, 1981

Technical Report · Sun Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5370063· OSTI ID:5370063

This report covers the second year of the Phase II program at Logan Wash, Colorado, where the technical feasibility demonstration of OOSI's vertical modified in situ oil shale retorting process (MIS) is being undertaken in concert with the development of the commercial C-b Tract in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Among activities at OOSI's Logan Wash site during this period were: mining of access drifts, mining to create the retort voids, continued construction of surface buildings, ignition of Mini-Retorts 3 and 4 to obtain information and data needed for the successful ignition of Retorts 7 and 8, rubbling and cleanup of Retorts 7, 8, and 8X, and development of the R7 and 8 sampling program. Also, installation of instrumentation for processing and construction of the bulkheads were begun for R7 and 8, which are two side-by-side commercial-size retorts in a three-level design. Retort 8X, a partial retort, was rubbled January 24, 1981, Retort 7 on February 21, and Retort 8 on April 4. Mini-Retort 4, a three-level retort funded under the OOSI Rock Fragmentation Program, was rubbled on June 13, 1980. R7 and 8 ignition and simultaneous processing will commence in the fall of 1981. OOSI elected to operate MR3 and MR4 beyond ignition. The data collected from the operation of these retorts will be published with the Retorts 7 and 8 processing data. Appendix A of this report contains a list of Phase II Progress Reports available through the Department of Energy, Technical Information Center.

• Research Organization: Occidental Oil Shale, Inc., Grand Junction, CO (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FC20-79LC10036
• OSTI ID: 5370063
• Report Number(s): DOE/LC/10036-T10; ON: DE82010055
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040401* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- In Situ Methods
True & Modified
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMMINUTION
DECOMPOSITION
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
FOSSIL FUELS
FRACTURING
FUELS
MATERIALS
MINERAL OILS
MINING
MODIFIED IN-SITU PROCESSES
OIL SHALES
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXY MODIFIED IN-SITU PROCESS
PRODUCTION
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RETORTING
SAMPLING
SHALE OIL
UNDERGROUND MINING
WATER QUALITY