The Caucasian., 1919-03-09
PLAN TO MAKE
OIL FROM SHALE
Great Industry May Be Born as
ResVle % Experiments
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DEPOSITS IN THREE STATES
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SAFE 0sS@ Cisyo Uo.N-oos ans'e
mWsV No do"Fe'0 Co. Ug"hsbls t"s seuso
&" como. 60 suppls increasing ismsn,io
6"s an0 lsssone0 supplS "f vc'soleuns
AND Us p'.f'Sces. Sale lake Csts seems
20 he sho Natu.aG C.nocG gos expert
mentatton end exploitation Of an in
dustve which IL Nos yet bcvro in shis
country. although. msnufacsure os oil
fvons Shsle has be.'ls conducted ON q
commercial basic 10 Scsetia:oD Cos 60
years
In Colorado. Usah and S.va9o. ease,
west and south OF Salt LAX. City, are
shals deposits OF unknoWn magnitude.
and OF vichnsss surpasSins that OF
shalss known elsewhere. OiI shals 10
. common and general tcrne FOE Sev.
sral different geological 6orms,ions-e
different in appearance sn3 ID gSiD
content
without attempting "np elaborate
description. u viii! b. sufficient 10 say
INST she e'ol"ra'" .iep"sie is found 'n
dense MASSES "f hlSck rocie .fte,s wo,h
@ considerable d"ss0 conreao. Some
southern Osa'o snale nppcSes io Svon0
strata two 81. tN:so, anc9os e:iso. EehQ
Sras SO o"iog. emo Mes y" o'ssroce.3
anS Na9t'le.? bike, croao Vlsuoiso while
eho ScsaSa oieV"sio dpr.HulSn"eN 0icA-
ost "F alp appears tn sheets eagely
mors sSNn Nalf 30 inch sSlcd. o9 Sn~,
sssn texture resembling sD OILY stone
ana Hark hrows. in color. " is goa,:ly
hvokeN. eseN with she fingers.
Different Productive Methses
Chemists say different Weeh":s "9
eedUcsioo will ne necessary 6n ehe
NtilizaeioN oS these various Forms %
Sun-consaining rock. a greateG part
o1 oil experimentation ~ o."mvesene
persons On sYe Units8 Statse Mas oc-
eurreH iD the chemical laboratory ~
she QTnisersi9s of GtaA 6H Salt lake
city. Wege pr. W. ". E"nneg. consult
ing oNGm6So ." she 9ueeaW % Minos,
department OF the 3n,orioe ia charge
OF laboratory investigation. os she aW-
ehositg. DIR. Ouin.e is his sssstano.
a FACE which Mas been widely herald
e3 Nu9 which 10 pronounced OF u" ins-
Vorsance bs the chemists, is shao
smaii sAaie reduction plant was built
as the university about seav ag" II
Is Nos used now, Nos did ite use ever
nave any special significance. To De
even more plain. the fact OF This small
eetors having been built az the Nntses-
sity was seized upon by some pro-
moters % "shaie oii' companies and
considerable advertising mattes has
been circulated regarding sn 'tindus-
cry" which does not exist.
The proper method OF reduction Sde
atructivs distillation 10 the chemical
termD ~ OH shales o4 the United
States Mas NOT been determined. Re
Nnine "f the eesultane crudes nae not
Aeen satisfactorily accomplished.
Chemists anticipate NO difficult! IN
perfsctng these processee-Ovt ae has
not yet been done.
Crude Ole Vary.
The produce Of OH shale a3tee de
atrnctiye distillation" ard 1etorting 10
. heavy, thick, dark OH, resembling in
many ways the petroleum known 40
fuel oil; ana IL may be used ~ such.
These csuds oils vary, a. may be cup
posed. according % che shales from
which they are produced. They ensele
anoru like asVhslt shas petroleum.
An immense amount Of gas 10 liOee-
ated By che distillation. Some enthusi-
asts believe this gas will be sufficient
fuel supply FOR the retOrt furnaces, bue
in this the chemists do not agree The
idea savore too much OF perpetual mo-
tion. Important by-products are paraf-
fn and ammonium sulphats. 1t - also
considered probable some form % com
mercial fertilizee will De obtained
Several Nona hde experimental shaie
reduction plants are nov being con-
structed in the three states mentioned.
Chemists o1 the bureau o4 mines
ape agreed that the greatest hindrsnce
that could occur 70 che legitimate de-
velopmenS OF q shale OH industry in the
United states would be any extensive
"wildcatting": that is, selling o8 stock
i'm imaginative ehale oil plants. o3
even IN plants 20 be erected By usiD-
formed persons and which may be
held OUT 20 De practical commercial
senturss. 4 shale OH plant il an eI
pertinent in this country az the present
eime, Nothin. more.
In order 90 encourage legitimate ana
practical experimentation. an effort
wilt De made 60 induce congress 90
make an appropriation 60 assist Gee
eDonsible companies.
lee che FACE Ne GieaViy s0a9e8 ehae
manufacture OF oil from snals must
De. 90 9a9 ~ Is Now Known, one o9 she
greatest industries qD Sea9s 60 come.
Plants which are understood 90 20 ese
DerimentaA ere perfectly legitimate
oowo Thes ave eoo3 0usfnessee. Bue
evidences % wildcattins are sbun3aDe.
ana shey will een2 eo dscre8ie Che on
e9e business ana cause 10 90 De hooked
upon ZOE . Yong Qimo, perhaps, 80 o
gamble, juso ae wildcat mines ana oiQ
wells nave caused Mang people wi.N
money 90 i0voso 90 0iew aYS sWcS
Propositions ~StA suspicion
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