Environmental research on a modified in situ oil shale task process. Progress report
This report summarizes the progress of the US Department of Energy's Oil Shale Task Force in its research program at the Occidental Oil Shale, Inc. facility at Logan Wash, Colorado. More specifically, the Task Force obtained samples from Retort 3E and Retort 6 and submitted these samples to a variety of analyses. The samples collected included: crude oil (Retort 6); light oil (Retort 6); product water (Retort 6); boiler blowdown (Retort 6); makeup water (Retort 6); mine sump water; groundwater; water from Retorts 1 through 5; retort gas (Retort 6); mine air; mine dust; and spent shale core (Retort 3E). The locations of the sampling points and methods used for collection and storage are discussed in Chapter 2 (Characterization). These samples were then distributed to the various laboratories and universities participating in the Task Force. For convenience in organizing the data, it is useful to group the work into three categories: Characterization, Leaching, and Health Effects. While many samples still have not been analyzed and much of the data remains to be interpreted, there are some preliminary conclusions the Task Force feels will be helpful in defining future needs and establishing priorities. It is important to note that drilling agents other than water were used in the recovery of the core from Retort 3E. These agents have been analyzed (see Table 12 in Chapter 2) for several constituents of interest. As a result some of the analyses of this core sample and leachates must be considered tentative.
- Research Organization:
- Department of Energy, Washington, DC (USA). Div. of Ecological Research
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 5493699
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/EV-0078
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
GASEOUS WASTES
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
HEALTH HAZARDS
IN-SITU RETORTING
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
LEACHATES
SPENT SHALES
WASTE WATER
DATA
DIAGRAMS
DRILL CORES
DUSTS
GRAPHS
GROUND WATER
LEACHING
MUTAGEN SCREENING
MUTAGENESIS
OIL SHALE INDUSTRY
OIL SHALES
RETORTS
SAMPLING
SHALE OIL
TABLES
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTORS
DATA FORMS
DISSOLUTION
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HAZARDS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
IN-SITU PROCESSING
INDUSTRY
INFORMATION
LIQUID WASTES
MINERAL OILS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PROCESSING
RETORTING
ROCKS
SCREENING
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SHALES
SYNTHETIC FUELS
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