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In-situ laser retorting of oil shale

Author
Bloomfield, H. S.
Published
Dec 6, 1977.
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Summary
Oil shale formations are retorted in situ and gaseous hydrocarbon products are recovered by drilling two or more wells into an oil shale formation underneath the surface of the ground. A high energy laser beam is directed into the well and fractures the region of the shale formation. A compressed gas is forced into the well that supports combustion in the flame front ignited by the laser beam, thereby retorting the oil shale. Gaseous hydrocarbon products which permeate through the fractured region are recovered from one of the wells that were not exposed to the laser system.
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Collection
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
Note
Document ID: 19780006509.
Accession ID: 78N14452.
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