Second ERDA agreement for developing in-situ oil shale retorting

Journal Article · Thu Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1977 · Eng. Min. J.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6521201

A second ERDA agreement for developing in-situ oil shale retorting signed with Geokinetics Oil Shale Group, a joint operation of Geokinetics Inc. and Aminoil Inc., is a five-year project to cost about $9 million, of which ERDA will provide $5.9 million. The project is designed to demonstrate the technical feasibility of extracting shale oil using a modified in-situ technique for retort preparation and a horizontally moving combustion zone suitable for oil shale beds under relatively thin overburden. The process leaves the spent shale in place, uses no water, and causes little environmental disturbance. In a separate development, ERDA awarded a $12 million contract to Talley Industries Inc. to develop a new technology for extracting oil from oil shale. The Talley process drills a hole into the shale, fractures the rock structures explosively, and then ignites some of the resulting oil to liquefy and extract the remaining oil. This project also will be carried out in the Green River formation near Rock Springs, Wyoming.

• OSTI ID: 6521201
• Journal Information: Eng. Min. J.; (United States), Journal Name: Eng. Min. J.; (United States) Vol. 178:9; ISSN ENMJA
• 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
AGREEMENTS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CONTRACTS
COST
DECOMPOSITION
GREEN RIVER FORMATION
IN-SITU PROCESSING
IN-SITU RETORTING
MODIFIED IN-SITU PROCESSES
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NORTH AMERICA
PROCESSING
RETORTING
ROCKS
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
SHALES
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
USA
WYOMING