Oil shale in Kansas
By: by Russell T. Runnels, Robert O. Kulstad, Clinton McDuffee, and John A. Schleicher
Series: Kansas. State Geological Survey. Bulletin 96, pt. 3. 1952 Reports of studies, pt. 3
Publisher: University of Kansas
Published: 1952
Place of publication: Lawrence
Language: eng
Number of pages: 28
Subjects: Oil-shales -- Kansas
First sentence: Shale oil can be produced from a number of black shale deposits in Kansas.
Description: Oil-shale deposits constitute a large reserve of potentially usable fuel in Kansas. The State Geological Survey, as a part of its inventory of the State's fuel resources, undertook a study to determine, in a reconnaissance manner, the extent and quality of the State's oil-shale resources. The results of this study are presented in this report.
Table of contents: title: Abstract, p. 161; title: Introduction, p. 161; title: Field Sampling, p. 165; title: Laboratory Procedures, p. 166; title: Petrography, p. 169; title: Gross Heating Value, p. 171; title: Reserves of Oil Shale, p. 173; title: Summary, p. 183; title: References, p. 184