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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 />06' _. <br />_L ~) <br /> <br />The time required for this sequence, in the absence of a <br /> <br /> <br />national emergency, will be 12 to 15 years, <br /> <br />Location <br /> <br />It is anticipated that the first oil shale develop- <br /> <br />ments will be in the Parachute-Roan Creek area of western <br /> <br />Colorado and along the Colorado River between Rifle and <br />Debeque. After 1970 the oil shales in the Piceance Creek <br /> <br />area and in Uintah County, Utah, will become important. <br /> <br /> <br />Some development in these latter areas could begin earlier. <br /> <br /> <br />It is estimated that of the 1,250,000 barrels per day of <br /> <br /> <br />shale oil production predicted for 1975 over 90% will be <br /> <br /> <br />in Colorado. <br /> <br />Population <br /> <br /> <br />The population serving the shale industry will be <br /> <br /> <br />large by 1975. The tabulation below gives estimates of <br /> <br /> <br />persons directly or indirectly related to the shale indus- <br /> <br />try, <br /> <br />SHALE INDUSTRY POPULATION <br /> <br />1960 <br /> <br />1965 <br /> <br />1970 <br /> <br />1975 <br /> <br />Shale employees <br />Construction force, Average <br />Service personnel <br />New households <br />New population <br />* Includes shale related industries. <br /> <br />100 900 <br />1,200 <br />360 <br />630 <br />2.300 <br /> <br />6,900 51,000* <br />3,000 18,000 <br />7jlOO 53,500 <br />12,500 93,000 <br />45.000 340.000 <br /> <br />BY-products <br /> <br /> <br />The principal by-products of shale processing for <br /> <br /> <br />outside consumption will be ammonia, sulfur and coke. <br /> <br />-3- <br />