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Shale is a sedimentary rock that is structured in thin layers, like pages in a book.
The oil is trapped between these "pages".
Since the oil can't flow between the layers it only can be extracted at the broken edges of the shale deposit or by breaking the shale ip into tiny bits and washing the oil off for collection.
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Is shale a form of fuel?
No. Shale is not fuel in and of itself. However, some shale deposits have oil or natural gas trapped in pore spaces. This can be processed into fuel.
Is shale oil another type of petroleum?
Shale oil is an oil distilled from shales and used as fuel
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.
What is difference between oil shale rock and a rock?
one has oil shale and one dosent
Is shale oil good for your environment?
It does not matter where oil comes from it is bad for the environment shale oil is just a Les efficient source of oil.
Who mines oil?
Oil is not mined it is drilled except for oil shale which is mined. Shell in the past has mined for oil shale. Click the link.
How are the products of Lithuania and Estonia different?
Only Estonia has oil shale.
What large quantities of shale are found in northwestern Colorado?
Oil shale
What is shale extract?
Oil
What are oil sources?
shale
Will oil sand and oil shale save us?
No
What rock has crude oil inside?
Oil shale.
