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Why are we not producing oil from oil shale?
The reason that oil shale is not used to produce oil is because this is what keeps the oil well from collapsing after the oil is removed. If the oil shale were mined, the oil well would collapse into a large trench in the ground.
How many barrels per day does a good oil well produce?
The best produce more than 100,000 barrels per day (1 barrel=42 gallons). Most produce less than this, and can produce as little as 100 barrels per day. A "good" well comes down to economics. It should be making enough money to offset the time, effort, and energy costs to keep it running and be producing sufficently to warrent keeping the equipment dedicated to it. Otherwise the equipment should be moved to a more economically viable well which will yield a greater profit margin.
What is a drawback to use of oil shale to produce energy?
Expense
What was the first oil well drilled in Texas called?
it was called oil well in Texas
How many kWh will 1 litre of diesel produce?
One gallon of #2 fuel oil gives approximately 41 kWh
How many years could Russia's oil reserves produce oil without running out?
Twenty-five years, allegedly...
Is oil produced in Africa?
There are many countries in Africa that produce oil.
Why are we not producing oil from oil shale?
The reason that oil shale is not used to produce oil is because this is what keeps the oil well from collapsing after the oil is removed. If the oil shale were mined, the oil well would collapse into a large trench in the ground.
How many barrels of oil does Pakistan produce?
59,140 barrels of oil 0.07% of the worlds oil production
The first successful oil was drilled in?
The first oil well was drilled by Edwin Drake in Titusville, Pennsylvania. At a depth of only 69 feet (21 meters), Drake struck oil, and his well began to produce about thirty barrels of oil a day. In the years that followed, hundreds of wells were drilled in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, and Indiana.
How can get your oil glands to produce oil?
your oil glands produce oil automaticly
How much oil can the average well produce and how long can a single well last?
Depends on the length and how long it is worked in.
How many more years of oil do you have?
Approximately 60 years of oil left.
How does oil produce over the millions of years?
Fossil fuels like oil produce over the years from dead animal bones , skin etc. Over the million of years these body parts are covered with mud while time goes on the dead animal bones get squashed and made into fossils.these then can be made into stuff like oil.
How many US states produce crude oil?
THE ANSWER IS 31
How many barrels of oil does it take to produce 6 million gallons?
It takes 142,900 barrels of oil to produce 6 million US gallons.
How many areas of Mexico produce petroleum?
a lot of many areas in mexico produce petroleum but the biggest petroleum (oil) reserve is in the town of Tuxpan on the Gulf coast of Mexico.
