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Show DRILLING DRILLINC BEGUN BECUN ON ONOILSHALE ONOIL.SHALE ONOIL-SHALE ONOIL SHALE OIL-SHALE OIL SHALE OIL.SHALE OILSHALE - - . DEPOSITSExplor DEPOSITSExplorptorq DEPOSITS DEPOSITSExploratory Exploratory Explorptorq Explor tory drilllne drilling hu bas has been beenundertaken beenundertaken beenundertaken undertaken to determine the thecharacter thecharacter thecharacter character az and mid d extent ejetent of the oU- oU oil- oil oU.shale oilshale oil-shale oil shale - - .shale shale . deposits at q.t qt . the site lie of the then thengw thenew n ngw w oil oit shale mine being open- open opened Opened opened * - ed by the Bureau of Mines .Mines . near nearRifle nearRifle nearRifle Rifle , . Colo Colorado do , Dr R it R . R . Sayers S yer , , D Director yerDirector 'ector ector ' of ot the Burea Bureau , report report-- report- reported reported reported - - ed InteriorHarold InteriorHarala toSecretarY to --SecretarY SecretarY Secretary of the Interior Harala Harold IcltesThe - , L Ickes Icltes IckesThe IckesThe The E : J Loncyear Longyear Company Companyof of Minneapolis , Minn , contrac contrac- contractor contractor contractor - - tor , . , recently reenUr ( : ) befan began the Ilttt first of ofthree ofthree ofthree three tobe diamond . core .core drill hol holes s to be xunk sunk on the B Book o CUU Cliffs CliffPlateau $ ? Ptateau CliffsPtateau P ateau in western Colorado's Colorados ' Colorado'sGarfleld ColoradosGarfleld Colorado'sGarflqld Colorado'sGarfield Garflqld Garfield County , Dr . Sayers Sayerssaid Sayerssaid Sayerssaid said Information InfonnaUon acquired in the thedriJJ.1ng thedr thedri driJJ.1ng driJJ1ng dr . " will " be used iD ha develo develorawmate d velop- velop - rawmate rawmatematerials Ins velopIns the mine , which fowhich fowhichr will sUpply sUpplyraw 5opP,000demoustratlonplant raw 1,50Q,600demonstration 150Q600demonstration $1.50Q.OOQdmnowtraUolplant materials materJals for tot r thhe5opP,000 the thhe $1.50Q.OOQ 150Q.OOQ 150QOOQ ? $ , . 5opP,000 5opP000 . , , dmnowtraUolplant demoustratlonplant ; ) , , plant now now wider under widercons1rucU6n underconstruction underconstruction cons1rucU6n construction ; : as a part pan of the Ute syn thetic synthetic liquid Uquid fuels proeram program to toprovide toprovide toprovide provide industry hidustry with the fhe "know know "knowow " "knowbow knowbow bow ow " in converting oil oU shale and andcoal andcoat andcoal coal coat into ino 1n $ < gasoline e soline and oUThis oilThis oil oU oilThis This work also marks nuarks the b bgluntng bginning be-Cinninc be Cinninc - gluntng ginning of .of . an extensive survey surveyo2 surveyof 1 > o2 f the ' United 'United States oU-shale oU shale oil-shale oil oUshalereserves oilshalereserves oU-shalereserves oU shalereserves - - reserves .thefacts thefacts to eive give theNavy the Navy \ , . he hefacts facts on the extentAand extent Aand 'and and ' , and qual ity sty quality qualsty of its shale - Co-operatinc Co operatinc Co-operating operating - In Inthe inthe inthe the current drilUnglproject drilling1 drilUngl drilling project on onOUS1u onOilShale OU-S1u OU S1u Oil-Shale Oil Shale onOil-ShaJe onOil ShaJe - - - e Reserve No 1 , the theNavy theNavy Navy theNavy Department plans geologic geologicand ecolofficand . and topographic surveys of the thereserves thereserves thereserves reserves and some core drUling drilling : to drillincto drillingto determine detennine the thickness of ofthe ofthe , the shale bedsThe bedsThe beds bedsThe plannedtwo The three holes now planned , , two 800 feet In depth and thethird the thethird ' third 2.800 2800 2,600 2600 . , feet deep . , will w1l1 be bedrilled bedrilled ' drilled apartin ' " a quarter of a mile apart ' in the form fonn of a trianfile triangle Cost Costo Costof ' of o . $ the drillint drilUng drilling , estimated at $34 34 $34- $34 34 $34the $3 3 $ 1- 1 , . - : 325 825 1325 In the contract signed WIU1 with withthe . the Loneyear Longyear Company , will be becomputed becomputed : com computed uted on a unifr unit > or per foot- foot footdrUled footdrilled - - - . foot-drilled foot drilled drUled drilled basis The Bureau of ofMines ' DepartmentWill Departmenttulll Mines ofMines and theNavy the : .Navy Navy . Department : wUl tulll wUlshare sampling share drUlintf dr1JUng drilling and samp sampl ! ' 2.900-foothole 2.900foothole 2.900 2900 foothole 2,000foothole ing expenses on the 2.600-foot 2.600foot 2.600 2600 foot 2,000-foot 2,000 2000 . , - - - : hole All AU samples will wID be analed anal analyz analyzed . ed cd at the Bureau Bureau's Bureaus ' * OU Oil Shalesearch Shale Re Research ' search and abd aid DevelopmenLa Development Developmen\ Developmen \ La Laoratory Lab Laboratory : oratory WyomingWork Wyomingork at fit t Laramie Largmie iet ietWyoming , Wyoming . NightThe W Work ork r DayCana Day PCI Cana nd Night : The Loncyear Lortgyear Longyear Com Company , Companyaereeln P 11 n 1 ' , agr agreging < to . complete the mini mJnf- mJnf mini- mJnfmum minimum minimum - mum drilling dr-DUn dr DUn - , ; requirements with wIth- wIthIn within within - - in ; 100 iOo oq days , is operatine operating its Us dia cUa Wa cUamQt1d Wampnd diamond mond mQt1d mpnd core drill Jrlll , two 12-hour 12 hour 12hourmilts 12hourabuts 12-hourshifts 12 hourshifts - - - milts abuts , a day , six days a week . . A ACamp Aeamp Acamp Camp eamp has been established establish.ed establlslted . on the theI thehigh thealtitude thehifih near neardeer high plateau ( altitude alUtude 8.COO 8COO 8.600 8600 8600near . feet feetnear in into ) I near deer sheer cliffs cOOs that drop drop off oU in in-1o in 1o - 10 to th the Colorado C91oral0 ( Blver River Valley 0 o othe onthe the 0the south , for the sUe--a1though sUe a1though site-although site although sUea1thoughactuaUy sitealthoughactually site - - althoughactually actuaUy actually . . . onlyo-l0 onlyo l0 only + - < . 10 miles fro froRtflels froinRifle : Rlfie-ill Rlfie ill Rtfle-ls Rtfle ls - - i < GD 6.0 60 6p . miles mDes away by the thedrcuftous thecircuitous thecircuitous , drcuftous circuitous road oad . |