Taco
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Here's a neat little ditty 'bout the Bakken Fields right here in the USA.
The Oil Drum | Bakken Shale
Bottom line?
Shale is hype, just as it was a century ago.
Another of a like kind, adding the Water problem involved:
The Oil Drum | Shell's Shale Plans...? (or Why I Am an Oil Shale Skeptic)
In its quest to melt oil out of western Colorado's shale, Royal Dutch Shell has been buying up land and water rights in anticipation of what is likely to be a thirsty new industry.
Some officials, however, worry that the demands of the oil-shale industry could drain every drop of the region's remaining water.
"On the upper end, we're looking at potentially several hundred thousand acre-feet of water more than people think is commonly available to develop in the Colorado River," said Dan Birch, deputy general manager for the Colorado River Water Conservation District.
Shell and other energy companies have amassed tens of thousands of acres of cropland, ranches and open space including a state wildlife area to gain water that would be needed to power the oil-shale process.
The Oil Drum | Bakken Shale
Bottom line?
Shale is hype, just as it was a century ago.
Another of a like kind, adding the Water problem involved:
The Oil Drum | Shell's Shale Plans...? (or Why I Am an Oil Shale Skeptic)
In its quest to melt oil out of western Colorado's shale, Royal Dutch Shell has been buying up land and water rights in anticipation of what is likely to be a thirsty new industry.
Some officials, however, worry that the demands of the oil-shale industry could drain every drop of the region's remaining water.
"On the upper end, we're looking at potentially several hundred thousand acre-feet of water more than people think is commonly available to develop in the Colorado River," said Dan Birch, deputy general manager for the Colorado River Water Conservation District.
Shell and other energy companies have amassed tens of thousands of acres of cropland, ranches and open space including a state wildlife area to gain water that would be needed to power the oil-shale process.
