A Review of the Physical and Engineering Properties of Raw and Retorted Oil Shales from the Green River Formation.

Abstract

The disposal of retorted oil shale is a problem of major proportion since each ton of raw oil shale entering currently used surface retort processes yields approximately 1600-1700 lb of retorted shale. Several options are available for disposal of retorted oil shales: (a) filling the deep, narrow canyons of the oil shale mine area with the spent shale, (b) backfilling the mine with spent shale as raw shale is removed, and (c) using the spent shale for productive uses. All of these options involve a determination and working knowledge of the geotechnical properties of the retorted oil shale.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA053999

Entities

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  • Donald Ray Snethen
  • Frank C. Townsend
  • Warren J. Farrell

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Classification
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Products
  • Compressive Strength
  • Elastic Properties
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Physical Properties
  • Rock Mechanics
  • Soil Mechanics
  • Specific Gravity

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  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Geotechnical Engineering.