Shale oil : potential economies of large-scale production, preliminary phase [PDF]
, 1979 Producing shale oil on a large scale is one of the possible alternatives for reducing dependence of the United States on imported petroleum. Industry is not producing shale oil on a commercial scale now because costs are too high even though ...
Ball, Benjamin Calhoun +2 more
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Unconventional gas: potential energy market impacts in the European Union [PDF]
, 2012 In the interest of effective policymaking, this report seeks to clarify certain controversies and identify key gaps in the evidence-base relating to unconventional gas.
ALECU Corina +11 more
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Synthesis and analysis of jet fuel from shale oil and coal syncrudes [PDF]
Thirty-two jet fuel samples of varying properties were produced from shale oil and coal syncrudes, and analyzed to assess their suitability for use. TOSCO II shale oil and H-COAL and COED syncrudes were used as starting materials. The processes used were
Collins, T. A. +5 more
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A New California Oil Boom? Drilling the Monterey Shale [PDF]
, 2013 The Monterey Shale is a vast oil-bearing geologic formation stretching from Southern California almost as far north as San Francisco. The formation has largely been untapped due to its complexity and the challenges presented by the shale's unusual ...
Robert Collier
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Research and application of 3D attribute fusion technology based on lithology probability analysis
Scientific ReportsTo address the challenges of seismic attribute selection and the low accuracy of characterizing single-phase river channels with a single seismic attribute, a 3D seismic attribute fusion technology based on lithology probability curve analysis has been ...
Shanyi Zhang +5 more
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The Potential of Ketungau and Silat Shales in Ketungau and Melawi Basins, West Kalimantan: for Oil Shale and Shale Gas Exploration [PDF]
, 2013 DOI: 10.17014/ijog.v8i1.154The Ketungau and Melawi Basins, in West Kalimantan, are Tertiary intramontane basins of which the potential for economic conventional oil and gas discoveries have not previously been confirmed. The Ketungau Basin is bordered by
Panggabean, H. (Hermes) +1 more
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Geological settings of the protected Selisoo mire (northeastern Estonia) threatened by oil shale mining [PDF]
, 2014 The protected Selisoo mire in northeastern Estonia is located above valuable oil shale resources, partly in the permitted mining area. We describe in detail the geomorphology and geological setting of the mire to understand the natural preconditions for ...
Argo Jõeleht +6 more
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Unconventional oil production: stuck in a rock and a hard place [PDF]
Oil can be derived from oil sands and oil shale, but the job is both economically and environmentally costly.
Kristie M. Engemann, Michael T. Owyang
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Изменение электропроводности горючих сланцев под влиянием плазмы электротеплового пробоя [PDF]
, 2014 Partial discharges with following treeing were discovered in oil shale. These phenomena are cause of breakdown like in dielectrics, but with some features. Shale conductivity increases due to carbonization under discharge plasma affect. Carbonized volume
Бухаркин, Андрей Андреевич +2 more
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Effect of fuel properties on performance of a single aircraft turbojet combustor [PDF]
The performance of a single-can JT8D combustor was investigated with a number of fuels exhibiting wide variations in chemical composition and volatility.
Butze, H. F., Ehlers, R. C.
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