Colorado oil shale: the current status, October 1979

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5650373· OSTI ID:5650373

A general background to oil shale and the potential impacts of its development is given. A map containing the names and locations of current oil shale holdings is included. The history, geography, archaeology, ecology, water resources, air quality, energy resources, land use, sociology, transportation, and electric power for the state of Colorado are discussed. The Colorado Joint Review Process Stages I, II, and III-oil shale are explained. Projected shale oil production capacity to 1990 is presented. (DC)

• Research Organization: Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, Denver (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG48-79R800212
• OSTI ID: 5650373
• Report Number(s): DOE/TIC-10251
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
OIL SHALES
AIR QUALITY
ARCHAEOLOGY
ECOLOGY
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ELECTRIC POWER
ENERGY SOURCES
FORECASTING
GEOGRAPHY
LAND USE
PLANNING
SHALE OIL
SOCIAL IMPACT
SOCIOLOGY
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
WATER RESOURCES
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
MINERAL OILS
NORTH AMERICA
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POWER
RESOURCES
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION
SYNTHETIC FUELS
SYNTHETIC PETROLEUM
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