Pre-hydrofracture report for TESI Site 1, Rock Springs, WY oil-shale true in-situ research and development project

Technical Report · Thu Jun 22 00:00:00 EDT 1978

OSTI ID:6158798

Hecht-Nielsen, R

The pre-hydrofracture evaluation of TESI Site 1 has shown the site to be in excellent condition for hydrofracture. All indications are that the segment of the Tipton formation to be used is composed of competent rock which has no significant natural fractures. The oil shale within the section of the Tipton to be used has an average Fisher assay of roughly 21 GPT and is thus of economic interest. Aquifers running across the site lie significantly above and below the pay zone and it is expected that these shall not interfere to any degree with the true in-situ shale oil recovery operations. The naturally occurring aquifers contain extremely low quality water and are non-uniform with respect to their flow channels. High quality baseline data on cross hole seismic, aquifer flow, gamma ray log, and downhole TV was obtained and shall be available for comparison with data obtained after subsequent operations. Site preparation with respect to well completion was verified

• Research Organization: Talley Energy Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-77AL03914
• OSTI ID: 6158798
• Report Number(s): DOE/AL/03914-T1; ON: DE81029967
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
IN-SITU RETORTING
SITE PREPARATION
SITE SELECTION
OIL SHALE DEPOSITS
GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS
OIL SHALES
FISCHER ASSAY
WYOMING
AQUIFERS
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
FLUID FLOW
GAMMA LOGGING
HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
SEISMIC SURVEYS
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CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMMINUTION
DECOMPOSITION
ENERGY SOURCES
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FUELS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
IN-SITU PROCESSING
MATERIALS
MINERAL RESOURCES
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PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVITY LOGGING
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