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Oxidation/gasification of carbon residue on retorted oil shale. Final report

Description: Studies of the oxidation and gasification of oil shale char were extended to an investigation of the effects of mineral catalysis. Six shales with differing mineral compositions were studied, including samples from the saline zone in the Western Colorado and from the Antrim shales of Michigan. Oxidation kinetics data, corrected for mass transfer effects, were compared for all six samples. A high assay shale from Utah and a sample from the saline zone were found to have the highest oxidation rat… more
Date: January 16, 1984
Creator: Thomson, W. J.
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Eastern Gas Shales Program. Completion and stimulation of five New York State Energy Research and Development Authority Wells Allegany and Cattaraugus Counties, New York

Description: In order to evaluate the potential of the Devonian Shales as a source of natural gas, DOE/METC in Morgantown, West Virginia, has undertaken the Eastern Gas Shale Program (EGSP); not only to characterize and identify the resource, but also to enhance and improve the productivity of wells completed in the shale. One of the methods used to achieve improved productivity is hydraulic fracturing and, more specifically, foam fracturing. The efforts by DOE/METC included completion and stimulation of fi… more
Date: November 1, 1981
Creator: Rdissi, A.
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Energy from true in situ processing of Antrim Shale: extraction trials in an explosively fractured site

Description: Three in situ energy extraction trials were conducted at The Dow Chemical Company's oil shale site, in Michigan's Sanilac County, near the town of Peck. Here the Antrim shale layer occurs between 1200 and 1400 feet underground. The trials began on October 14, 1979, and ended on April 1, 1980. The three trials, lasting 7, 60 and 17 days respectively, were conducted in a formation prepared by explosive fracturing. Ignition energy was generated with a methane burner. Some energy in the form of a d… more
Date: August 1, 1980
Creator: VanDerPloeg, M.L.; Peil, C.A.; Kinkel, C.G.; Pihlaja, R.K.; Murdick, D.A.; Frost, J.R. et al.
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Demonstration projects for coalbed methane and Devonian shale gas: Final report. [None]

Description: In 1979, the US Department of Energy provided the American Public Gas Association (APGA) with a grant to demonstrate the feasibility of bringing unconventional gas such as methane produced from coalbeds or Devonian Shale directly into publicly owned utility system distribution lines. In conjunction with this grant, a seven-year program was initiated where a total of sixteen wells were drilled for the purpose of providing this untapped resource to communities who distribute natural gas. While co… more
Date: April 1, 1987
Creator: Verrips, A.M. & Gustavson, J.B.
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Bibliography of the paleontology and paleoecology of the Devonian-Mississippian black-shale sequence in North America

Description: The Devonian-Mississippian black-shale sequence is one of the most prominent and well-known stratigraphic horizons in the Paleozoic of the United States, yet the paleontology and its paleoecologic and paleoenvironmental implications are poorly known. This is in larger part related to the scarcity of fossils preserved in the shale - in terms of both diversity and abundance. Nonetheless, that biota which is preserved is well-known and much described, but there is little synthesis of this data. Th… more
Date: June 1, 1980
Creator: Barron, L. S. & Ettensohn, F. R.
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Technically recoverable Devonian shale gas in Ohio

Description: The technically recoverable gas from Devonian shale (Lower and Middle Huron) in Ohio is estimated to range from 6.2 to 22.5 Tcf, depending on the stimulation method and pattern size selected. This estimate of recovery is based on the integration of the most recent data and research on the Devonian Age gas-bearing shales of Ohio. This includes: (1) a compilation of the latest geologic and reservoir data for the gas in-place; (2) analysis of the key productive mechanisms; and, (3) examination of … more
Date: July 1, 1983
Creator: Kuushraa, V.A.; Wicks, D.E.; Sawyer, W.K. & Esposito, P.R.
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Characterization of the eastern gas shales

Description: The outgassing characteristics of the shale are being investigated using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. An extensive geochemical characterization of the samples is also being performed. This characterization includes the identification of secondary resources. Mechanical testing and mass spectrometry have been integrated to provide some insight into the mechanical properties of the shale and gas released from the shale as a function of newly exposed surface area. Mechanical tests are … more
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Creator: Zielinski, R.E.
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Unconventional gas recovery program. Semi-annual report for the period ending September 30, 1979

Description: This document is the third semi-annual report describing the technical progress of the US DOE projects directed at gas recovery from unconventional sources. Currently the program includes Methane Recovery from Coalbeds Project, Eastern Gas Shales Project, Western Gas Sands Project, and Geopressured Aquifers Project.
Date: April 1, 1980
Creator: Manilla, R.D. (ed.)
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Preliminary study of uranium favorability of the Boulder batholith, Montana

Description: The Boulder batholith of southwestern Montana is a composite Late Cretaceous intrusive mass, mostly composed of quartz monzonite and granodiorite. This study was not restricted to the plutonic rocks; it also includes younger rocks that overlie the batholith, and older rocks that it intrudes. The Boulder batholith area has good overall potential for economic uranium deposits, because its geology is similar to that of areas that contain economic deposits elsewhere in the world, and because at lea… more
Date: January 1, 1978
Creator: Castor, S.B. & Robins, J.W.
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Geochemical characterization of Devonian gas shale

Description: Detailed geochemical analyses are being used to provide an accurate assessment of the oil and gas resources present in the Devonian shales in the Appalachian and Illinois Basins. The suite of geochemical analyses is designed to evaluate the organic richness, the hydrocarbon potential, the type of organic matter and the thermal maturity of the organic matter. Laboratory techniques such as pyrolysis gas chromatography and mass balance thermal extraction were also employed to measure thermally der… more
Date: January 1, 1977
Creator: Zielinski, R.E.
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Synthesis of organic geochemical data from the Eastern Gas Shales

Description: Over 2400 core and cuttings samples of Upper Devonian shales from wells in the Appalachian, Illinois, and Michigan Basins have been characterized by organic geochemical methods to provide a basis for accelerating the exploitation of this unconventional, gas-rich resource. This work was part of a program initiated to provide industry with criteria for locating the best areas for future drilling and for the development of stimulation methods that will make recovery of the resource economically at… more
Date: January 1, 1982
Creator: Zielinski, R. E. & McIver, R. D.
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Interactive data management and analysis system for the Eastern Gas Shale Program

Description: A versatile, easy-to-use data base system is described. The system provides flexibility in display formats as well as input and output options such as format compatibility adaptive to field data. Both on- and off-line capability exists. Versatility is attained through logical, boolean, ana arithmetic expressions. Consequently, computational capability is available so that data input can be minimized. Browsing and recursive searches are available through a search criteria command that allows the… more
Date: January 1, 1977
Creator: Seabaugh, P.W. & Zielinski, R.E.
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Characterization of Devonian shales using laser pyrolysis-gas chromatography

Description: Pulsed Nd pyrolysis with minimum sample pretreatment generates adequate quantities of products for analytical determinations. Significant quantities of pyrolysis products apparently result from methane and ethane released by thermal degradation. Focused power deposition leads to increased ethane production. This may result from a deeper penetration into the sample exploring regions removed from the surface that are less depleted in naturally occurring low molecular weight gases. Higher molecula… more
Date: January 1, 1977
Creator: Vanderborgh, N. E.; Williams, J. M.; Wewerka, E. M. & Bertino, J. P.
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GRS/industry eastern gas shale data base

Description: The Gas Resource Information System (GRIS) is a computerized data base that contains historical data on eastern gas shale wells. It contains all those elements which industry feels are important for the evaluation of drilling, completion, stimulation and production techniques for eastern gas shale wells. While GRI will be researching the data on the base to optimize production from the eastern gas shales, it will make GRIS available to industry as a mutually beneficial tool.
Date: January 1, 1982
Creator: Zielinski, R. E. & Sharer, J. C.
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A Systems Approach to Identifying Exploration and Development Opportunities in the Illinois Basin: Digital Portifolio of Plays in Underexplored Lower Paleozoic Rocks

Description: This study examined petroleum occurrence in Ordovician, Silurian and Devonian reservoirs in the Illinois Basin. Results from this project show that there is excellent potential for additional discovery of petroleum reservoirs in these formations. Numerous exploration targets and exploration strategies were identified that can be used to increase production from these underexplored strata. Some of the challenges to exploration of deeper strata include the lack of subsurface data, lack of underst… more
Date: June 30, 2008
Creator: Seyler, Beverly; Harris, David; Keith, Brian; Huff, Bryan & Lasemi, Yaghoob
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Study of Hydrocarbon: Shale Interaction. Progress Report No. 16, October 1-December 31, 1979 and January 1-March 31, 1980

Description: Data and interpretations relating the physical chemistry of Devonian shale to the productivity of natural gas wells are presented in this report. Specifically, methane isotherms, helium porosity, BET, and permeability and diffusion data are presented at pressures ranging up to 1000 psi. Use of the data in productivity calculations and resource estimation has been the subject of other reports in this series.
Date: 1980-22~
Creator: Schettler, P. D., Jr. & Wampler, D. L.
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Geologic and geochemical studies of the New Albany Group (Devonian black shale) in Illinois to evaluate its characteristics as a source of hydrocarbons. Quarterly progress report, October 1-December 31, 1979

Description: This project is a detailed analysis of the lithology, stratigraphy, and structure of the New Albany Group in Illinois to determine those characteristics of lithology, thickness, regional distribution, vertical and lateral variability, and deformation that are most relevant to the occurrence of hydrocarbons. Research is reported for this quarter in the following areas: coordination of stratigraphic maps, mineralogic and petrographic characterization, physical properties of Devonian black shale, … more
Date: January 7, 1980
Creator: Bergstrom, R.E. & Shimp, N.F.
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Verification of inferred faults by resistivity analysis. Technical progress report, July 17-October 31, 1981

Description: The major purpose of this effort is to detect new faults which may indicate fracture systems with potential for gas production from the black shales. The method is to gather surface geophysical data, principally resistivity, to test Landsat lineaments as faults. A second purpose is to develop an economical method of confirming remotely sensed lineaments as faults or fractures which can be applied in this region and perhaps be extended to the eastern part of the United States. To attain the goal… more
Date: January 1, 1981
Creator: Jackson, P.L.
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Inorganic geochemistry of Devonian shales in southern West Virginia: geographic and stratigraphic trends

Description: Samples of cuttings from twenty-one wells and a core from a single well in southern West Virginia were analyzed for major and minor elements: silicon, aluminum, iron, magnesium, calcium, sodium, titanium, phosphorus, manganese, sulfur, zinc, and strontium. Stratigraphic and geographic controls on elemental abundances were studied through canonical correlations, factor analyses, and trend surface analyses. The most abundant elements, silicon and aluminum, show gradual trends through the stratigr… more
Date: April 1, 1980
Creator: Hohn, M.E.; Neal, D.W. & Renton, J.J.
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Installation of a Devonian Shale Reservoir Testing Facility and acquisition of reservoir property measurements

Description: In October, a contract was awarded for the Installation of a Devonian Shale Reservoir Testing Facility and Acquisition of Reservoir Property measurements from wells in the Michigan, Illinois, and Appalachian Basins. Geologic and engineering data collected through this project will provide a better understanding of the mechanisms and conditions controlling shale gas production. This report summarizes the results obtained from the various testing procedures used at each wellsite and the activitie… more
Date: September 1, 1991
Creator: Locke, C. D. & Salamy, S. P.
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Hydraulic fracturing of the Devonian Shale with a non-damaging fluid

Description: The objectives of this project are: (1) To demonstrate within the Appalachian Basin the use of liquid carbon dioxide (CO{sub 2}) as a medium for hydraulically fracturing the Devonian Shale, while transporting sand as a proppant. The project scope includes considering candidate wells in up to five (5) states, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. (2) To compare and rank the gas production responses from wells treated with liquid CO{sub 2} with other types of treatments (shootin… more
Date: January 1, 1992
Creator: Mazza, R. L. & Gehr, J. B.
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Study of Hydrocarbon-Shale Interaction. Progress Report No. 4, April 1--June 30, 1977

Description: Eighty-four measurements (diffusion constants, BET's, or ice temperature isotherm) were performed on 17 core samples of the Lincoln County number 20403 well. Outgassing analyses were made on 129 samples for CH/sub 4/, C/sub 2/H/sub 6/, C/sub 3/H/sub 8/, O/sub 2/, N/sub 2/, and CO/sub 2/. The first step toward the construction of an automated diffusion constant/isotherm system was completed.
Date: 1977
Creator: Schettler, P. D.
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Synthetic fuels from US oil shales: a technical and economic verification of the HYTORT Process. Quarterly report, January 1-March 31, 1980

Description: Objective is to demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of the HYTORT process for both Eocene and Devonian shales. The program is divided into five major task areas: laboratory program, bench-scale program, process development unit tests, process environmental assessment, and process design and economics. (DLC)
Date: June 1, 1980
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