Rethinking world oil-shale resource estimates

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 6, Issue , 2010, Pages 4963-4972

  Biglarbigi, Khosrow ^a   Crawford, Peter ^a   Carolus, Marshall ^a   Dean, Christopher ^a  

^a Intek Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; FOSSIL FUELS; OIL SHALE; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; RIVERS;

CONVENTIONAL OIL; FOSSIL FUEL RESOURCES; GREEN RIVER FORMATION; NEW PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES; POTENTIAL PRODUCTION; PRIVATE COMPANIES; RESOURCE BASE; WESTERN UNITED STATES;

OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 78651100080     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/135453-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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