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<br /> <br />, , ."~' t,~:' ,fl, <br />..)VVh, <br /> <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The estimated timing and rate of develo:pment of the shale <br />industry as shown in the Cameron and Jones report was based on nonnal <br />economic and po11 tical conditions without the stimulation of a <br />National emergency. Should a National emergency occur, the rate of <br />oil shale develo:pment would undoubtedly be accelerated. <br /> <br />No quanti tati ve estimates of oil shale develo:pment beyond <br />1975 were made in the Cameron and Jones report. The report indicated, <br />however, that there will be an ever-increasing demand for oil and <br />that it is reasonable to assume that shale oil production w:l11 <br />continue to increase beyond 1975. It was estimated that oil shale <br />reserves are adequate to maintain shale oil production at a rate of <br />nearly 6,000,000 barrels per day for minimum period of IlO years. <br /> <br />Water requirements for oil shale develo:pment <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Li tt1e water would be actually consumed in oil shale <br />mining and retorting operations but substantial amounts of water <br />would be necessary for refining, service industries, and residential <br />areas. Water requirements would be amall during the initial develop- <br />ment period but would increase rapidly with expansion of the industry <br />and associated community growth. <br /> <br />In the Cameron and Jones report, water requi:rements were <br />estimated for successive five-year periods beginning with 1960 and <br />ending in 1975. The estimates shown in the report are summarized in <br />the following tabulation by type of use. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />31 <br />