Preliminary report on Bureau of Mines Yellow Creek corehole no. 1, Rio Blanco County, Colorado
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Analysis of geologic, hydrologic, and geophysical data obtained in and around Yellow Creek core hole No. 1, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, indicate a 1,615-foot section of oil shale was penetrated by the hole. Geophysical log data indicate the presence of 25 gallons per ton shale for a thickness of 500 feet may be marginal. The richest section of oil shale is indicated to be centered around a depth of 2,260 feet. Within the oil shale the interval 1,182 to 1,737 feet is indicated to be relatively …
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Date:
March 1967
Creator:
Carroll, Roger D.; Coffin, D. L.; Ege, John R. & Welder, Frank A.
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