Superior spells out oil-shale process
Superior Oil Co. has unveiled more details of its proposed method to tap oil-shale deposits in NW. Colorado's Piceance basin. A flow chart illustrates the integrated process which envisions production of low-sulfur fuel oil, natural sodium bicarbonate, soda ash, and aluminum compounds. Nitrogen and elemental sulfur also may be produced as by-products if partial refining is included in plant facilities. The process is geared to tap oil-shale, nahcolite, and dawsonite reserves under the company's holding in Rio Blanco County. Nahcolite is a naturally occurring sodium bicarbonate, and dawsonite is an aluminum-bearing mineral. It is estimated a plant capable of processing 80,000 tons/day of shale could produce 50,000 bpd of oil, 15,000 tons per day of nahcolite or nahcolite product, 3,000 tons per day of aluminum hydroxide, and 2,800 tons per day of soda ash. The aluminum hydroxide could be calcined into 2,300 tons per day of alumina. Superior has not yet disclosed plans to build such a plant.
- OSTI ID:
- 7016372
- Journal Information:
- Oil Gas J.; (United States), Journal Name: Oil Gas J.; (United States) Vol. 72:18; ISSN OIGJA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDES
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
BY-PRODUCTS
CALCINATION
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CARBONATE MINERALS
CARBONATES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COLORADO
DAWSONITE
DECOMPOSITION
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FEDERAL REGION VIII
FORECASTING
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL OILS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXIDES
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
LIQUID FUELS
MATERIALS
MINERAL OILS
MINERAL RESOURCES
MINERALS
NAHCOLITE
NITROGEN
NONMETALS
NORTH AMERICA
OIL SHALE DEPOSITS
OIL SHALE PROCESSING PLANTS
OIL SHALES
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PICEANCE CREEK BASIN
PRODUCTION
PYROLYSIS
RESOURCES
RETORTING
SHALE OIL
SODIUM CARBONATES
SODIUM COMPOUNDS
SULFUR
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
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