BX In Situ Oil Shale Project. Annual technical progress report, March 1, 1977-February 28, 1978 and quarterly technical progress report, December 1, 1977-February 28, 1978
Objective is to demonstrate the technical feasibility of using superheated steam as a heat-carrying medium to retort in situ the oil shale in the Green River Formation leached zone and provide a mechanism for the recovery of this shale oil with a minimum impact on the environment. About one trillion BTU of heat will be injected into a site over a two-year period to heat to retorting temperature a shale zone approximately 550 feet thick and covering about 1 acre. The field project is located at Equity's BX in situ site in Rio Blanco County in northwestern Colorado. February 28, 1978, ends the first year of work on the BX In Situ Oil Shale Project. Work accomplished during the year included the drilling of two core holes for site evaluation; the evaluation of the Project Site; the initiation of Project design; the establishment of a Laboratory Research Program; and the establishment of an Environmental Research Plan.
- Research Organization:
- Equity Oil Co., Salt Lake City, UT (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- ET-78-F-03-1747
- OSTI ID:
- 5767264
- Report Number(s):
- FE-1747-4
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
BX In Situ Oil Shale Project. Annual technical progress report, March 1, 1978-February 28, 1979 and quarterly technical progress report, December 1, 1978-February 28, 1979
BX in situ oil shale project. Quarterly technical progress report, June 1, 1980-August 31, 1980
Related Subjects
OIL SHALES
IN-SITU RETORTING
GREEN RIVER FORMATION
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
STEAM
SUPERHEATING
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HEATING
IN-SITU PROCESSING
PROCESSING
RETORTING
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