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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />WATER REQUIREMENTS <br />FOR OIL SHALE <br />1960 - 1975 <br /> <br />0614 <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />The first step in this study was to attempt to <br /> <br /> <br />establish the date when commercial shale oil production <br /> <br /> <br />will start. This was done by a study of recent petroleum <br /> <br /> <br />supply and demand forecasts by experts in this field, <br /> <br />Next, a pattern of industry growth was worked out <br />taking into account the present status of the technology, <br /> <br />the forecasted gap between domestic production and demand <br />for oil, the comparative economics of shale oil and petro- <br />leum, the remoteness and industrial under-development of <br />the oil shale areas, and other factors. Engineering esti- <br />mates of water requirements both for munici~al and industrial <br />use were made for each investment of shale oil production. <br />The result is a first approximation of a time schedule <br /> <br />for water supply planning for oil shale. This study will <br /> <br />require periodic review, Once commercial shale oil pro- <br /> <br />duction begins and as new technology emerges it is likely <br /> <br />that revisions will be necessary. <br /> <br />-5- <br />