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Oil Shale Programs third quarterly report, July 1976--September 1976. [Diagnostic and rock mechanics support, advanced instrumentation, and bed preparation for in-situ oil shale research]

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7318551
Diagnostics and rock mechanics support studies for the Laramie Energy Research Center (LERC) in-situ oil shale program are reported under the following headings: general design of field experiments; site 6A fielding activities; and site 12 fielding activities. Advanced instrumentation studies for in-situ oil shale processing include oxygen probe development; and particle size distribution--acoustic technique. In-situ oil shale bed preparation studies include quasi-static testing of oil shale, fracture mechanics of oil shale, and computer simulation of a bore hole explosive detonation. (JGB)
Research Organization:
Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
E(29-1)-789
OSTI ID:
7318551
Report Number(s):
SAND-76-0745
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English