In-place oil shale resources examined by grade in the major basins of the Green River Formation, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming

Birdwell, Justin E.; Mercier, Tracey J.; Johnson, Ronald C.; Brownfield, Michael E.

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Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated a total of 4.285 trillion barrels of oil in-place in the oil shale of the three principal basins of the Eocene Green River Formation. Using oil shale cutoffs of potentially viable (15 gallons per ton) and high grade (25 gallons per ton), it is estimated that between 353 billion and 1.146 trillion barrels of the in-place resource have a high potential for development.

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USGS Numbered Series

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70043246

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Birdwell, Justin E.; Mercier, Tracey J.; Johnson, Ronald C.; Brownfield, Michael E.

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Central Energy Resources Science Center

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English

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44.42

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37.44

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-105.47

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-112.55

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3 p.

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U.S. Geological Survey

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2012-3145

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In-place oil shale resources examined by grade in the major basins of the Green River Formation, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming; 2013; FS; 2012-3145; Birdwell, Justin E.; Mercier, Tracey J.; Johnson, Ronald C.; Brownfield, Michael E.