Rapid Growth Issues In Western Oil Shale Development
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Rapid Growth Issues In Western Oil Shale Development
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Author : Thomas H. Shillington
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Rapid Growth Issues In Western Oil Shale Development written by Thomas H. Shillington and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Land use categories.
Oil Shale Development In The United States
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Author : James T. Bartis
language : en
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Release Date : 2005-09-16
Oil Shale Development In The United States written by James T. Bartis and has been published by Rand Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-09-16 with Political Science categories.
In the early 1980s, industry and government took a hard look at the economics of extracting oil from vast deposits of shale that lie beneath the western United States. Oil prices subsided, and interest waned. With oil prices spiking and global demand showing no signs of abating, reexamining the economics of oil shale makes sense. In this report, the authors describe oil shale resources; suitability, cost, and performance of new technologies; and key policy issues that need to be addressed by government decisionmakers in the near future.
Oil Shale Development In The United States
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Author : James T. Bartis
language : en
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Release Date : 2005
Oil Shale Development In The United States written by James T. Bartis and has been published by Rand Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Political Science categories.
Annotation The report describes the oil shale resources in the western United States; the suitability, cost, and performance of available technologies for developing the richest of those resources; and the key energy, environmental, land-use, and socioeconomic policy issues that need to be addressed by government decision makers in the near future.
Volume 9
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Volume 9 written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with categories.
The development of an oil shale industry in northwestern Colorado and northeastern Utah has been forecast at various times since early this century, but the comparatively easy accessibility of other oil sources has forestalled development. Decreasing fuel supplies, increasing energy costs, and the threat of a crippling oil embargo finally may launch a commercial oil shale industry in this region. Concern for the possible impacts on the human environment has been fostered by experiences of rapid population growth in other western towns that have hosted energy resource development. A large number of studies have attempted to evaluate social and economic impacts of energy development and to determine important factors that affect the severity of these impacts. These studies have suggested that successful management of rapid population growth depends on adequate front-end capital for public facilities, availability of housing, attention to human service needs, long-range land use and fiscal planning. This study examines variables that affect the socioeconomic impacts of oil shale development. The study region is composed of four Colorado counties: Mesa, Moffat, Garfield and Rio Blanco. Most of the estimated population of 111 000 resides in a handful of urban areas that are separated by large distances and rugged terrain. We have projected the six largest cities and towns and one planned company town (Battlement Mesa) to be the probable centers for potential population impacts caused by development of an oil shale industry. Local planners expect Battlement Mesa to lessen impacts on small existing communities and indeed may be necessary to prevent severe regional socioeconomic impacts. Section II describes the study region and focuses on the economic trends and present conditions in the area. The population impacts analyzed in this study are contingent on a scenario of oil shale development from 1980-90 provided by the Department of Energy and discussed in Sec. III. We recognize that the rate of development, the magnitude of development, and the technology mix that will actually take place remain uncertain. Although we emphasize that other energy and mineral resources besides oil shale may be developed, the conclusions reached in this study reflect only those impacts that would be felt from the oil shale scenario. Socioeconomic impacts in the region reflect the uneven growth rate implied by the scenario and will be affected by the timing of industry developments, the length and magnitude of the construction phase of development, and the shift in employment profiles predicted in the scenario. The facilities in the southern portion of the oil shale region, those along the Colorado River and Parachute Creek, show a peak in the construction work force in the mid-1980s, whereas those f acil it i es in the Piceance Creek Bas into the north show a construction peak in the late 1980s. Together, the facilities will require a large construction work force throughout the decade, with a total of 4800 construction workers required in 1985. Construction at the northern sites and second phase construction in the south will require 6000 workers in 1988. By 1990, the operation work force will increase to 7950. Two important characteristics of oil shale development emerge from the work force estimates: (1) peak-year construction work forces will be 90-120% the size of the permanent operating work force; and (2) the yearly changes in total work force requirements will be large, as much as 900 in one year at one facility. To estimate population impacts on individual communities, we devised a population distribution method that is described in Sec. IV. Variables associated with the projection of population impacts are discussed and methodologies of previous assessments are compared. Scenario-induced population impacts estimated by the Los Alamos method are compared to projections of a model employed by the Colorado West Area Council of Governments. O ...
Energy Research Abstracts
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Energy Research Abstracts written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Power resources categories.
Economic Impact Of The Oil Shale Industry In Western Colorado
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Public Lands
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
Economic Impact Of The Oil Shale Industry In Western Colorado written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Public Lands and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Oil-shale industry categories.
Developments In Oil Shale
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Author : Anthony Andrews
language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 2011
Developments In Oil Shale written by Anthony Andrews and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Rising oil prices and concerns over declining petroleum production worldwide revived U.S. interest in oil shale after a two-decade hiatus. In addition to technological challenges left unsolved from previous development efforts, environmental issues remained and new issues have emerged. Challenges to development also include competition with conventional petroleum production in the mid-continent region, and increasing petroleum imports from Canada. Contents of this report: Background; Oil Shale Resource Potential; Challenges to Development; Commercial Leasing Program; R&D Program; Programmatic Environ. Impact Statement; Mineral Leasing Act Amendments; Commercial Lease Sale and Royalty Rates. Illus.
Economic Impact Of The Oil Shale Industry In Western Colorado
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Public Lands
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
Economic Impact Of The Oil Shale Industry In Western Colorado written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Public Lands and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Oil-shale industry categories.
Economic Impact Of The Oil Shale Industry In Western Colorado
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
Economic Impact Of The Oil Shale Industry In Western Colorado written by United States. Congress. Senate. Interior and Insular Affairs Committee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with categories.
Oil Shale Developments
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Author : Ike S. Bussell
language : en
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Release Date : 2009
Oil Shale Developments written by Ike S. Bussell and has been published by Nova Science Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Oil-shale industry categories.
This book looks at developments in oil shale which is the largest untapped domestic resource with the greatest potential to decrease our dependence on foreign oil. Over 70% of the world's oil shale resources occur in the United States. These deposits contain over 1.5 trillion barrels of shale oil. If only 800 billion of this can be recovered, that alone would supply all of our current domestic petroleum needs for the next 100 years or more. The 2005 Energy Security Act demonstrated that the US government might finally encourage the development of these valuable oil shale resources. The nation's production of crude oil has been declining since the 1970s while its demand has continued to increase, making the country increasingly dependent on imported oil. However, there are lingering questions about our ability to produce shale oil in this country. Most of these questions discussed in this book, centre on key issues such as: (1) is the technology available and will it work on a large scale?; (2) can shale oil be produced profitably?; (3) can shale oil be produced in an environmentally responsible manner?; and (4) what are the socio-economic impacts going to be on the local regions where these developments occur? Oil shale requires an expensive, high-risk, long-lead time development program and the federal government controls most of the resource. They will therefore ultimately determine whether or not shale oil is ever produced at a level sufficient to improve our economic and national security.