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Rio Blanco Massive Hydraulic Fracture: Project Definition

Description: The Piceance Basin in Colorado contains an estimated 600 trillion cu ft of natural gas in place. Both the Rulison and Rio Blanco events have been detonated to determine the feasibility of nuclear fracturing to stimulate natural gas production in this basin. A demonstration program to test the relative effectiveness of massive hydraulic fracturing (MHF) to achieve natural gas production stimulation from the same gas reservoir is presented. Details are included on MHF design parameters, including… more
Date: 1973~
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Hydrologic Analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Mines' Underground Oil-Shale Research-Facility Site Piceance Creek Basin, Rio Blanco County, Colorado

Description: This report examines the region of the Piceance Creek basin in Colorado so that the United States Bureau of Mines may develop plans for an underground oil-shale research facility in the center of the basin. It includes maps, charts, and graphs.
Date: May 1978
Creator: Dale, R. H. & Weeks, John B.
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