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To: bestintxas
Same thing goes for the Monterey

No. The quantities of oil discussed are oil already cooked out of the rock. There has been drilling and limited production already done without retorting.

The is additional hydrocarbons that could be retorted out, but that is not the subject of discussion.

10 posted on 12/18/2013 9:16:12 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: thackney

You are missing the point entirely

The Monterey has extremely large OOIP in the form of Kerogen. That cannot be said for recoverable reserves however

Most geologists agree that it is mostly outside the hydrocarbon maturity window. It is simply not cooked enough

The maturity window is a big thing.

For all the hoorah for the Eagleford, 90% of it exists outside the ideal maturity window


16 posted on 12/19/2013 7:44:10 PM PST by bestintxas (Obamacare = Obamascrewed)
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