Show TOSCO opens Vernal office The Oil Shale Corp TOSCO has has' opened a district office in inthe inthe inthe the Zions First National Bank Building in Vernal t to be closer to its oil shale operations in the Uintah Basin TOSCO officials said Dr J J. J M. M Merino has been belm named director of the field office Ed Baker will assist Dr Merino in research involving seeding spent shale with desert plants Both are from the company's Denver office The company has trucked In pro processed sed shale fro from Colorado to state land it it leases near the White Riv River r. r The project is is' is a a cooperative effort with the US U.S. Forest Service TOSCO also plans to conduct air and water studies in the plateau region plus the effects of oil shale development on ondes desert des rt wildlife The TOSCO plan calls caBs for the oil bearing shale rock to be mined using existing Underground underground underground un un- techniques The shale would then be crushed heated upgraded and separated and moved by pipeline to marketing areas The spent shale would be compacted in shallow canyons and seeded with desert |