Oil shale energy conversion--an overview and some laboratory tests

Conference · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981 · ASEE Annu. Conf. Proc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5644790

Chong, K P; Dana, G F

The resource of shale oil in place in the United States' Green River Formation is more than 2 trillion barrels. Different aspects of converting oil shale into shale oil, such as fragmentation, in-situ retorting, environmental, and geological problems are reviewed. The main emphasis is on the mechanical properties and rock mechanics of oil shale. Laboratory test set-up, theoretical analyses, related undergraduate and graduate engineering courses are discussed. Some of the mechanical tests performed are described. 24 refs.

• Research Organization: Univ of Wyo, Laramie
• OSTI ID: 5644790
• Report Number(s): CONF-810627-
• Journal Information: ASEE Annu. Conf. Proc.; (United States), Vol. 2; Conference: American Society for Engineering Education annual conference, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 22 Jun 1981
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
OIL SHALES
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
PROCESSING
ROCK MECHANICS
GREEN RIVER FORMATION
IN-SITU RETORTING
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
IN-SITU PROCESSING
MATERIALS
MECHANICS
RETORTING
040500* - Oil Shales & Tar Sands- Properties & Composition
040402 - Oil Shales & Tar Sands- Surface Methods