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Oil shale is a thinly layered, blocky to fissile (breaking into thin layers), sedimentary rock rich in preserved organic material that yields...



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Figure 1.Conceptual image of Shell ICP process. (Courtesy of Shell EPW-Unconventionals)
Figure 2.Conceptual image of ExxonMobil ElectrofracTM process (not to scale). (Courtesy of ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company)
Figure 3.Conceptual image of Chevron Recovery and Upgrading of Oil from Shale (CRUSH) process. (Courtesy of Chevron Energy Technology Company)