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Abstract
In the southern part of the Piceance Creek basin the upper part of the Green River Formation above the Mahogany zone contains beds of rich oil shale which may be economically recoverable by a surface-mining operation. Four units within this sequence were evaluated for thickness, distribution, oil yield, and potential shale-oil resources. In the area appraised, total estimated resources of 128.5 billion bbl of oil are contained within the sequence. It is thickest in T. 3 S., R. 96 W., where 354 feet of oil shale yields an average of 14 gal of oil per ton, with a total resource of 9.0 billion bbl. It is richest in T. 5 S., R. 96 W., where 250 feet of oil shale yields an average of 19 gal of oil per ton, with a total resource of 6.5 billion bbl. Resources are tabulated for four units of the sequence.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Potential shale-oil resources of a stratigraphic sequence above the Mahogany Zone, Green River Formation, Piceance Creek Basin, Colorado |
| Series title | Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1973 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Description | 7 p. |
| First page | 467 |
| Last page | 473 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado, Utah, Wyoming |
| Other Geospatial | Eocene Green River Formation |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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