You do-- a shale retort roasts the rock to remove the oil as vapor.
Theoretically you can crack it as it exits the retort. But it's slightly
oily rocks in, vapor and rocks out. The rocks that come out are really good
for paving and other uses by the way.
Bill Babcock
Babcock & Jenkins
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of Randall Young
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 3:04 PM
Cc: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: buying gasoline
> Just a confirmation of what Larry is saying, unfortunately, I can
> vouch for the "shale oil" in Wyoming being the same thing... its
> there, its being pumped, but its expensive....
How expensive ? Oil Tech claims they can produce a "shale crude" for
$10-$20/barrel... sounds pretty good compared to $50/barrel for Arabian oil
that then has to be shipped here.
http://www.oil-tech.net/newsrel/nsrlease_march05.html
Pumped ? My understanding was that oil shale had to be mined ... that it's
about like the kitty litter you sweep up from the shop floor as far as oil
content.
Randall
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