A survey of current technologies for production of oil from oil shale by in-situ retorting processes; their technical and economic readiness and requirements for further developments

Journal Article · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1982 · AIChE Symp. Ser.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5672003

Cha, C Y; Chazin, D

Four in-situ oil shale processes; Vertical Modified In-Situ (VMIS), Horizontal Modified In-Situ (HMIS), Geokinetics, and Equity have been reviewed with respect to their developmental histories, major advantages and disadvantages, present activities, major technical problems, and present states of development. The various processes are described in detail, and up-to-date experimental data has been summarized. The preliminary designs for commercialization have been developed in order to estimate capital and operating costs. Required selling prices and sensitivities have been determined as they relate to various parameters, such as oil yields, capital costs, operating costs, and economic incentives. The technologies for the various processes have been analyzed for the purpose of identifying areas of further required research and development. Programs of technological development have been suggested for each in-situ process. The results of various process evaluations have been compared, and the best near-term solutions have been determined for producing oil from oil shale using in-situ methods.

• Research Organization: Science Applications Center, Golden, CO
• OSTI ID: 5672003
• Journal Information: AIChE Symp. Ser.; (United States), Journal Name: AIChE Symp. Ser.; (United States) Vol. 78:216; ISSN ACSSC
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040401* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- In Situ Methods
True & Modified
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMMERCIALIZATION
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COST
DECOMPOSITION
DESIGN
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ENERGY SOURCES
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
IN-SITU PROCESSING
IN-SITU RETORTING
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
MATERIALS
MODIFIED IN-SITU PROCESSES
OIL SHALE PROCESSING PLANTS
OIL SHALES
OPERATING COST
PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS
PROCESSING
RETORTING
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT