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Oil Shale Development from the Perspective of NETL's Unconventional Oil Resource Repository.

DE2008915351

Publication Date	2007
Personal Author	Smith, M. W.; Shadle, L. J.; Hill, D. L.
Page Count	17
Abstract	The history of oil shale development was examined by gathering relevant research literature for an Unconventional Oil Resource Repository. This repository contains over 17,000 entries from over 1,000 different sources. The development of oil shale has been hindered by a number of factors. These technical, political, and economic factors have brought about R&D boom-bust cycles. It is not surprising that these cycles are strongly correlated to market crude oil prices. However, it may be possible to influence some of the other factors through a sustained, yet measured, approach to R&D in both the public and private sectors.
Keywords	Oil shales Oil sands Oil fields Gas fields Resources Prices Market Economic analysis Research and development National Energy Technology Laboratory(NETL)
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	National Energy Technology Lab., Morgantown, WV.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.; REM Engineering Services, PLLC, Morgantown, WV.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with REM Engineering Services, PLLC, Morgantown, WV. Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200819

Oil Shale Development from the Perspective of NETL's Unconventional Oil Resource Repository.

Oil Shale Development from the Perspective of NETL's Unconventional Oil Resource Repository.
DE2008915351

Publication Date	2007
Personal Author	Smith, M. W.; Shadle, L. J.; Hill, D. L.
Page Count	17
Abstract	The history of oil shale development was examined by gathering relevant research literature for an Unconventional Oil Resource Repository. This repository contains over 17,000 entries from over 1,000 different sources. The development of oil shale has been hindered by a number of factors. These technical, political, and economic factors have brought about R&D boom-bust cycles. It is not surprising that these cycles are strongly correlated to market crude oil prices. However, it may be possible to influence some of the other factors through a sustained, yet measured, approach to R&D in both the public and private sectors.
Keywords	Oil shales Oil sands Oil fields Gas fields Resources Prices Market Economic analysis Research and development National Energy Technology Laboratory(NETL)
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	National Energy Technology Lab., Morgantown, WV.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.; REM Engineering Services, PLLC, Morgantown, WV.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with REM Engineering Services, PLLC, Morgantown, WV. Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200819