Pilot plant study of the engineering aspects of retorting oil shale in a nuclear chimney

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1973 · AIChE Symp. Ser.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5371731

Sohns, H W; Harak, A E; Carpenter, H C

In situ retorting of oil shale has promise of economic advantages and appears to be more desirable from an environmental standpoint than other methods of producing shale oil. Fracturing the oil shale prior to processing can be accomplished by conventional techniques including hydraulic fracturing and chemical explosive fracturing. Where the shale is deeply buried, nuclear explosions may be preferable. Because a nuclear chimney is expected to contain oil shale of various grades, including some which is quite lean, the possibilities of retorting lean shale were investigated using the 10-ton retort for this purpose. Ungraded oil shale such as that which might be expected to exist in a nuclear chimney can be completely retorted under conditions which will produce substantial oil yields.

• OSTI ID: 5371731
• Journal Information: AIChE Symp. Ser.; (United States), Journal Name: AIChE Symp. Ser.; (United States) Vol. 69:127; ISSN ACSSC
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040401* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- In Situ Methods
True & Modified
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
450201 -- Military Technology
Weaponry
& National Defense-- Nuclear Explosions & Explosives-- Containment
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHIMNEYS
COMMINUTION
DECOMPOSITION
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ENERGY SOURCES
EXPLOSIONS
EXPLOSIVE FRACTURING
FOSSIL FUELS
FRACTURING
FUELS
HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
IN-SITU PROCESSING
IN-SITU RETORTING
MATERIALS
MINERAL OILS
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
OIL SHALES
OIL YIELDS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PROCESSING
RETORTING
SHALE OIL
USES
YIELDS