Explosively produced fracture of oil shale. Progress report, January-March 1983

Technical Report · Mon Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:5526673

The Los Alamos National Laboratory is conducting rock fragmentation research in oil shale to develop the blasting and fluid-flow technologies required to prepare a rubble bed for a modified in situ retort. The first section of this report details progress on our joint rock fragmentation project with Sandia National Laboratories, including selection of an explosive for the experiments. We describe a study of the relationship between the speed of sound in the oil shale and the detonation velocity of the explosive. We also discuss the preshot fracture distribution calculations and experimental results predictions for the upcoming single-borehole tests at Anvil Points. Section I also lists the publications and presentations from our rock fragmentation research (July 1980 through the present). The second section summarizes the geologic influences on the Consortium fragmentation experiments at Anvil Points Mine.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5526673
• Report Number(s): LA-9783-PR; ON: DE84002296
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040300 -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Drilling
Fracturing & Mining
040401* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- In Situ Methods
True & Modified
ANVIL POINTS RESEARCH FACILITY
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL EXPLOSIVES
COMMINUTION
DATA
DETONATIONS
ENERGY SOURCES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
EXPLOSIVE FRACTURING
EXPLOSIVES
FIELD TESTS
FOSSIL FUELS
FRACTURING
FRAGMENTATION
FUELS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INFORMATION
MATERIALS
MODIFIED IN-SITU PROCESSES
NUMERICAL DATA
OIL SHALE PROCESSING PLANTS
OIL SHALES
SOUND WAVES
TESTING