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Oil shale / edited by Teh Fu Yen and George V. Chilingaian

Published
Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier Scientific Pub. Co., 1976.
Physical Description
xi,292 pages : illustrations,maps ; 25 cm.
Additional Creators
Yen, Teh Fu, 1927-2010 and Chilingar, George V., 1929-

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INTRODUCTION TO OIL SHALES / T.F. Yen and G.V. Chilingar: Definition -- Origin of oil shale -- Types of oil shales -- Potential resources -- Recovery methods -- Biochemical recovery method -- GEOLOGICAL SETTING OF OIL-SHALE DEPOSITS AND WORLD PROSPECTS / D.C. Duncan: Lithology -- Environment of deposition -- Age and world distribution -- Geologic settings favorable for prospecting -- THE ORIGIN AND FORMATION OF OIL SHALE / R.F. Cane: Likely source materials in kerogen formation -- The formation of oil shale -- Torbanites: their nature and origin -- Tasmanite -- Envoi -- ORIGIN AND CHARACTERISTICS OF GREEN RIVER OIL SHALE / W.E. Robinson: Characteristics of Green River oil shale -- Origin of Green River oil shale -- MINERALOGY OF OIL SHALE / W.C. Shanks et al.: General characteristics of oil shales -- Green River Formation -- Authigenic minerals -- CHEMICAL SEPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF KEROGEN FROM OIL SHALE / J.D. Saxby: Isolation of kerogen -- Comparison of selected Australian kerogens -- Characterization of kerogen -- and STRUCTURAL ASPECTS OF ORGANIC COMPONENTS IN OIL SHALES / T.F. Yen: Kerogen of Green River Formation -- Structural models of complex organic molecules -- BIOLOGICAL FOSSIL HYDROCARBONS IN SHALES / E.J. Gallegos: Branched and normal alkanes -- Cyclic isoprenoids -- Partially aromatized isoprenoids -- Polycyclic isoprenoids -- Kerogen -- RETORTING TECHNOLOGY OF OIL SHALE / G. U. Dinneen: Developments in the United States -- Developments in Brazil -- Developments in U.S.S.R. -- EVALUATION OF OIL SHALES USING GEOPHYSICAL WELLLOGGING TECHNIQUES / W.H. Fertl: Introduction to geophysical well-logging -- Geophysical well logs for oil-shale evaluation -- Oil-yield determinations using geophysical well logs -- ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF AN OIL-SHALE INDUSTRY IN THE UPPER COLORADO REGION / D.W. Hendricks and J.C. Ward: Industry development -- Characteristics of the region -- Incremental changes -- Regional system -- SURVEY OF OIL-SHALE RESEARCH IN THE LAST THREE DECADES / C.H. Prien: Major shale industries -- Overall status of oil-shale research -- Oil-shale characteristics, classification, and constitution -- Oil-shale technology.
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ISBN
0444414088
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographies and indexes.
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