Neal needs to get an education before he comments and shows his ignorance. The Green River Shale is at the surface and must be mined, then crushed, then heated, to extract the oil, a costly process whereas other shales lying deep under the earth's surface are subjected to heat and pressure and when fractured, the oil is forced into the fracture making it recoveranle by a well bore. True there is a great quanity of oil in the Green River, it just takes $200/Bbl. to make it economical.
Sheila Jackson May 15, 2012
at 4:52am
Neal needs to get an education before he comments and shows his ignorance. The Green River Shale is at the surface and must be mined, then crushed, then heated, to extract the oil, a costly process whereas other shales lying deep under the earth's surface are subjected to heat and pressure and when fractured, the oil is forced into the fracture making it recoveranle by a well bore. True there is a great quanity of oil in the Green River, it just takes $200/Bbl. to make it economical.