Effect of rock flowage on the kerogen of oil shale

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1925 · Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol. Bull.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7322681

Van Tuyl, F M; Blackburn, C O

Oil-shale samples from Grand Valley, Colo., and Elko, Nev., were placed in spoollike cylinders, /sup 1///sub 2/-inch in diameter and 2 inches in length. The shale cylinders were subjected to increasing increments of pressure until the thin walls of the spool bulged. The treated shale sample was then extracted for 3 hours with chloroform, and the percent soluble bitumen determined. Failure to produce free oil during the flowage of oil shale in the above experiments raised a doubt as to whether the shale used by Trager was a true oil shale. The above experiments showed that free oil was not formed from kerogen at elevated pressures and ordinary temperatures, however, the original source material of both kerogen and petroleum may have been similar in character. Details of the transformation of the source material into these substances may have been different.

• OSTI ID: 7322681
• Journal Information: Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol. Bull.; (United States), Journal Name: Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol. Bull.; (United States) Vol. 9; ISSN AAPGB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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