| Abstract: | The U.S. Bureau of Mines plans to develop an underground oil-shale research facility near the center of Piceance Creek basin in Colorado. The oil-shale zone, which is to be penetrated by a shaft, is overlain by 1,400 feet of sedimentary rocks, primarily sandstone and marlstone, consisting of two aquifers separated by a confining layer. Three test holes were drilled by the U.S. Bureau of Mines to obtain samples of the oil shale, and to test the hydraulic properties of the two aquifers. The data collected during construction of the test holes were used to update an existing ground-water-flow computer model. The model was used to estimate the maximum amount of water that would have to be pumped to dewater the shaft during its construction. It is estimated that it would be necessary to pump as much as 3,080 gallons per minute to keep the shaft dry. Disposal of waste water and rock are the principal hydrologic problems associated with constructing the shaft. (Woodard-USGS) |
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| ProdID: | 26729 |
| Citation Author: | Dale, R. H.; Weeks, John B. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | iv, 35 p. :ill. ;28 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Citation Series: | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Citation Series Code: | WRI |
| Citation Series Number: | 78-28 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Hydrologic analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Mines‘ underground oil-shale research-facility site, Piceance Creek Basin, Rio Blanco County, Colorado; 1978; WRI; 78-28; Dale, R. H.; Weeks, John B. |
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| Text: | Hydrologic analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Mines‘ underground oil-shale research-facility site, Piceance Creek Basin, Rio Blanco County, Colorado; 1978; WRI; 78-28; Dale, R. H.; Weeks, John B. |
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| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/wri/1978/0028/report.pdf |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
