| Show T H Oh OIL SHALE JE IS PETROLEUM UI HEAVY IX IN The The geological sune survey announced on December 28 that its examination of oil shale regions of thereat show that the tho oil on of Utah and Colo Colorado rado enormous quantities of or I petroleum The They also also contain a considerable considerable con percentage of nitrogen ag ng- a vast st supply which can he be used as a product by-product in the refining ret of the shale and used either as a fertilizer fer fer- fertilizer or in the manufacture of ex ex- plosives I Some of the Utah carry thirty to fifty gallons of or oil ol to th tinton theton tin the ton which it Is 15 hell believed can be he economically eco oco economically I extracted possibly in competition competition com com- petition with petroleum at present pries As the are examined and found to contain o oil the districts containing them are nrc withdrawn from location and made Into naval nl oil shale reserves During the past year ear one reserve of acres was created in n Colerado Colorado Cole Colo rado and ono one of acres in iti COlD I Utah etah 0 |
