Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier Scientific Pub. Co., 1976.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (292 pages) : illustrations.
Series:
Developments in petroleum science ; 5
Developments in petroleum science ; 5.
Contents:
Introduction to oil shales / T.F. Yen and G.V. Chilingar -- Geological setting of oil-shale deposits and world prospects / D.C. Duncan -- The origin and formation of oil shale / R.F. Cane -- Origin and characteristics of green river oil shale / W.E. Robinson -- Mineralogy of oil shale / W.C. Shanks [and others] -- Chemical separation and characterization of kerogen from oil shale / J.D. Saxby -- Structural aspects of organic components in oil shales / T.F. Yen -- Biological fossil hydrocarbons in shales / E.J. Gallegos -- Retorting technology of oil shale / G.U. Dinneen -- Evaluation of oil shales using geophysical well-logging techniques / W.H. Fertl -- Environmental analysis of an oil-shale industry in the upper Colorado region / D.W. Hendricks and J.C. Ward -- Survey of oil-shale research in the last three decades / C.H. Prien.
