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| Title | Nuclear frac jobs proposed in Colorado |
| Publication Date | 1966 Dec 12 |
| OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 6522502 |
| Other Number(s) | CODEN: OIGJA |
| Resource Type | Journal Article |
| Resource Relation | Oil Gas J. ; Vol/Issue: 64:50 |
| Subject | 030900 -- Natural Gas-- Artificial Stimulation, Plowshare-- (-1989); ;NATURAL GAS WELLS-- WELL STIMULATION; COLORADO;EXPLOSIVE STIMULATION;NATURAL GAS;NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS;RESERVOIR ROCK |
| Related Subject | ENERGY SOURCES;EXPLOSIONS;FLUIDS;FOSSIL FUELS;FUEL GAS;FUELS;GAS FUELS;GASES;NORTH AMERICA;ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION;STIMULATION;USA;WELL STIMULATION;WELLS |
| Description/Abstract | Continental Oil Co. and Austral Oil Co. have asked the Atomic Energy Commission to approve 2 separate projects to stimulate gas production in western Colorado.^ They have requested 3 nuclear devices be detonated in the tests.^Continental`s proposed shot is set for the Douglas Creek area, 17 miles S. of Rangely in Rio Blanco County, Colo.^A 40-kiloton nuclear explosive would be fired in the Mancos B zone at a depth of about 2,700 ft.^ Reservoir studies have been made, but Continental is currently drilling and testing additional wells to determine the best location.^ Austral is proposing that two 50-kiloton explosives be fired simultaneously in the same well bore in the Mesaverde Formation of Rulison Field, 45 miles NE. of Grand Junction, in Garfield County, Colo.^ The 2 devices would be spaced about 1,000 vertical ft apart and thus create a larger chimney zone.^ The depth would be between 6,500 and 9,000 ft.^ The companies have proposed that the tests follow ``Project Gasbuggy,`` a similar nuclear experiment proposed by El Paso Natural Gas Co. and approved by AEC. |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Language | English |
| Format | Pages: 45-46 |
| System Entry Date | 2001 May 13 |
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