Assessment of in-place oil shale resources of the Green River Formation, Greater Green River Basin in Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah

Johnson, R. C.; Mercier, T. J.; Brownfield, M. E.

Abstract:

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently (2011) completed an assessment of in-place oil shale resources, regardless of grade, in the Eocene Green River Formation of the Greater Green River Basin in southwestern Wyoming, northwestern Colorado, and northeastern Utah. Green River Formation oil shale also is present in the Piceance Basin of western Colorado and in the Uinta Basin of eastern Utah and western Colorado, and the results of these assessments are published separately. No attempt was made to estimate the amount of oil that is economically recoverable because there has not yet been an economic method developed to recover the oil from Green River Formation oil shale.

Genre:

USGS Numbered Series

ProdID:

70004748

Citation Author:

Johnson, R. C.; Mercier, T. J.; Brownfield, M. E.

Citation Contributing Office:

Central Energy Resources Science Center

Citation Datum:

Citation Day:

Citation Edition:

Citation Editor:

Citation End Page:

Citation Issue:

Citation Keywords:

Citation Language:

English

Citation Larger Work Title:

Citation LatN:

0433000

Citation LatS:

0393000

Citation LonE:

-1060000

Citation LonW:

-1110000

Citation Month:

Citation No Pagination:

Citation Number Of Pages:

Citation Online Only Flag:

Citation Phsyical Description:

4 p.

Citation Projection:

Citation Public Comments:

Oil Shale Assessment Project Fact Sheet

Citation Publisher:

U.S. Geological Survey

Citation Series:

Fact Sheet

Citation Series Code:

Citation Series Number:

2011-3063

Citation Search Results Text:

Assessment of in-place oil shale resources of the Green River Formation, Greater Green River Basin in Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah; 2011; FS; 2011-3063; Johnson, R. C.; Mercier, T. J.; Brownfield, M. E.