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Assessment of In-Place Oil Shale Resources of the Green River Formation, Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado

Ronald C. Johnson, Tracey J. Mercier, Michael E. Brownfield, Jesse G. Self

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Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated a total of 1.32 trillion barrels of oil in place in 18 oil shale zones in the Eocene Green River Formation in the Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado.

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Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated a total of 1.32 trillion barrels of oil in place in 18 oil shale zones in the Eocene Green River Formation in the Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado.

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Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated a total of 1.32 trillion barrels of oil in place in 18 oil shale zones in the Eocene Green River Formation in the Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado.

Key concepts: Green River Formation, Oil shale, Geology, Structural basin, Geological survey, Shale oil, Geochemistry, Archaeology

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