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Originally Posted by Realist1
The part about "tar sands" caught my eye. The Tri-State area around Colorado supposedly has the largest deposits of shale oil in the World. It sounds as though we're now investing in tapping into it.
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You repeat that and ignored my comment...I didn't necessarily expect a response but I also didn't expect you to repeat it...so I shall ask you directly...why does "tar sands" bring "shale oil" to mind?
Are you aware that they are two distinctly different types of formations carrying two distinctly different types of product?
Also...we are a long way off from even possibly tapping into the tar sands commercially...in fact was it not you that provided the link to the study that shows that? Perhaps it was someone else...can't remember...anyway, have a look...
http://www.npc.org/Study_Topic_Paper...Oil-Shales.pdf
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IV. Table of advances
A. Advances that might be in commercial use by 2010
• None.
B. Advances that might be in commercial use by 2020
• Improved methods of shale remediation.
• Innovative surface retort architecture and chemistry.
• Pilot scale in situ conversion methods.
C. Advances that might be in commercial use by 2030
• Large scale oil shale production.
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