tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800828841873738105.post8262505859455746970..comments2023-07-02T06:58:33.737-05:00Comments on WebberEnergyBlog: Oil shales: Opportunity and challengesMichael E. Webber, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12416546342365493633noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800828841873738105.post-38659635870774711392009-04-26T02:01:00.000-05:002009-04-26T02:01:00.000-05:00Although most everyone discusses the Green River F...Although most everyone discusses the Green River Formation when it comes to oil shale there are some other options that might work out better depending on what your energy direction is. The Devonian shales of the eastern half of North America also have a significant total organic content, and although they are not as hydrogen rich type II kerogen bearing they are also rich in uranium and thorium. Depending on the price of recovery this might make a good secondary product. It would depend a lot on the advances in extraction as this sort of a process was used by the Russians from the 50s to the 80s on source material from the Dictyonema shale. This was just for Uranium, not hydrocarbons, but the shale is similar to North American Devonian shales. This will not get around the physical impact of mining but there is really no way to claim that most of this territory in the east is at all pristine, as the areas that are natural looking have been for the most part at least clear cut once.TravisRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13388243600248902041noreply@blogger.com