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How do you make oil out of shale?
You don't make oil from shale, you extract oil from shale. The shale acts like a sponge, sometimes the shale is so porous that the oil can be squeezed or sucked out, otherwise it can be extracted by crushing and heating the shale.
What is a drawback to use of oil shale to produce energy?
Expense
Which is a drawback to the use of oil shale to produce energy?
Processing, mining, and waste disposal is expensive.
What position is nigeria in the oil producing nations?
tenth
Do shale and mudstone have the same appearance?
Very similar, yes, but without the lamination that shale exhibits.
What has the author H W Hoots written?
H. W. Hoots has written: 'Oil shale in a producing oil field in California' -- subject(s): Petroleum, Oil-shales, Geology
Is shale oil another type of petroleum?
Shale oil is an oil distilled from shales and used as fuel
What is a rock that yields oil when heated?
Oil shale is a type of rock that contains kerogen, a precursor to oil. When heated, the kerogen in oil shale can be converted into oil and gas. This process is known as pyrolysis.
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 is difference between oil shale rock and a rock?
Oil shale rock contains organic material that generates oil when heated, while regular rock does not. Oil shale rock also has a higher organic carbon content compared to regular rock.
What is shale extract?
Oil
What are oil sources?
shale
What rock has crude oil inside?
Oil shale.
Will oil sand and oil shale save us?
No
How do you get oil shell out of the ground?
That would be "Oil shale" - shale is a kind of rock. Anyway, the oil shale is dug up and then hot, hot steam or other substance is run through it to make the oil runny enough to flow down and out, where it is then collected.
