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Investigation of the Geokinetics horizontal in-situ oil-shale retorting proce...
The objective is to develop an in situ process for recovering shale oil using a fire front moving in a horizontal direction. The project is being conducted at a field site, Kamp... -
Design of a circulating fluidized-bed reactor for mild gasification of coal
A laboratory-scale Circulating Fluidized-Bed Reactor (CFBR) has been selected to best overcome the tendency for caking coals to agglomerate during the mild gasification. Several... -
Hot-gas cleanup system model development. Volume I. Final report
This two-volume report summarizes the state of the art in performance modeling of advanced high-temperature, high-pressure (HTHP) gas cleanup devices. Volume I contains the... -
Preliminary analysis of Devonian shale oil production in the Appalachian Basin
Devonian shale production has been continuous for many years in the Appalachian Basin. In the northwest portion of West Virginia and the southeast area of Ohio, the shale... -
Evaluation of In Situ Combustion for Schrader Bluff
The focus of this report is on the results related to evaluation of in situ combustion processes applied to Schrader Bluff. Initially, overall screening processes were applied... -
Geological evolution and analysis of confirmed or suspected gas hydrate local...
This document is Volume 11 of a series of reports entitled ''Geological Evolution and Analysis Confirmed or Suspected Gas Hydrate Localities.''Volume 11 provides an analysis of... -
In-house coal-fuels combustion technology for use with gas turbines
This report briefly describes the Department of Energy's (DOE's) coal-fueled gas turbine program as implemented by the Department's Morgantown Energy Technology Center (METC),... -
Proceedings of the tenth annual gasification and gas stream cleanup systems c...
The Tenth Annual Gasification and Gas Stream Cleanup Systems Contractors Review Meeting was held August 28--30, 1990 at the Lakview Resort and Conference Center in Morgantown,... -
FORCE2: A multidimensional flow program for gas solids flow user`s guide
This report describes the FORCE2 flow program input, output, and the graphical post-processor. The manual describes the steps for creating the model, executing the programs and... -
Waste oil: Technology, economics, and environmental, health, and safety consi...
The current status of environmental information on the waste oil industry is reviewed. The sources, properties, and availability of waste oil are summarized. The topics of waste... -
Analysis of forward combustion underground coal gasification models
A survey has been made of forward combustion gasification models that are available in the public domain. The six models obtained for study have been mathematically analyzed to... -
Coal/water slurry preparation: Final report for the period ending June 30, 19...
Raw low-rank coal/water slurries, primarily due to the high inherent moisture, have such low energy densities that they cannot be economically utilized. However, hot-water... -
Penn grade micellar displacement project. Second annual report, June 1976--Ju...
During second year operations of the jointly funded Penn Grade Micellar Displacement Project, all of the wells and 90 percent of the plant facilities were completed for the... -
INCREASING WATERFLOOD RESERVES IN THE WILMINGTON OIL FIELD THROUGH IMPROVED R...
This project increased recoverable waterflood reserves in slope and basin reservoirs through improved reservoir characterization and reservoir management. The particular... -
Geologic characterization of tight gas reservoirs: Annual report, FY 1987
The objectives of US Geological Survey (USGS) work are to conduct geologic research characterizing tight gas-bearing sequences in the western United States. Additional critical... -
INTEGRATED DRILLING SYSTEM USING MUD ACTUATED DOWN HOLE HAMMER AS PRIMARY ENGINE
A history and project summary of the development of an integrated drilling system using a mud-actuated down-hole hammer as its primary engine are given. The summary includes... -
Economic evaluation of the modified TRW Gravichem process: one unit train pe...
The TRW Gravichem process, a chemical desulfurization process to remove sulfur from coal, has been modified and evaluated by the Process Evaluation Office of the Department of... -
On the constitutive relation for frictional flow of granular materials: Topic...
The flow of granular materials is an economically important phenomenon which is poorly understood. Granular materials may flow in several regimes: gas-solid two phase flow,... -
Ground movements associated with gas hydrate production. Progress report, Jan...
The grantee will evaluate the influence of hydrate production on ground subsidence near the wellbore and the surface. The objective of this research will be achieved by using... -
Preparation and analyses of low-rank coals for combustion applications. Quart...
The micronized slurry fuel was prepared by grinding the clean float coal with water in two stages. The first stage was a conventional 4-ft diameter overflow mill charged with a...