To: Ursus arctos horribilis
A guy from Exxon told me about their first try at squeezing oil from shale at Rifle, Colorado. They blasted the shale and crushed it to 2 inch top size, then radiated the chunks to get the oil to flow. The 2 inch golf balls swelled by 30 percent in the process. Add this to the normal 25 percent swell factor for heaped yards vs. bank yards and you have a major spoil problem, not to mention an environmental disaster to deal with.
To: Eric in the Ozarks
The oil isn't hurting the environment where it is now?
29 posted on
10/31/2005 7:34:04 AM PST by
HiTech RedNeck
(No wonder the Southern Baptist Church threw Greer out: Only one god per church! [Ann Coulter])
To: Eric in the Ozarks
Old, read very old, technology.
Read the ("TESTIMONY BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES") transcript in it's entirety. There are no environmental hazards with the new technology. The waste residue can be used for road paving, land fill, or for making cinder blocks.
http://resourcescommittee.house.gov/archives/109/testimony/2005/jacksavage.htm43 posted on
10/31/2005 5:33:39 PM PST by
Ursus arctos horribilis
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