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<br />000912 <br /> <br />Page 17 <br /> <br />A Yes>> by lllleeess:itYg Shale olldoesllllit flow at normaJ. temperatures and consequent- <br />J;r it IWSt be made where it is m:l..ril~ am retoned into shale oUo <br /> <br />. Q What wouJ.d the processing and lIIi.'ilW;tg of' oll shale consist of? <br /> <br />A WeUg the :lndustry willlld cmlSist of' m:l..riling and the mined oU shale then wOlilEl <br />bs crushed and retorted>> that iSg heated to high temperatves and then at these <br />high temperatures gases are deducted from the oU shale and condensed int@ <br />combustible gasesg~ <br /> <br />Q Pa.ro.Oll)l me, I didlil!t want to get involved in a tG(o technical explanatiOlll of it <br />b~t rather the i)ja;t1llN of: the facilities required for the oil shale incl.ustr,y1 <br /> <br />A The f.aciU.ties would include minesg crushing plantsg retorting and beneficia- <br />tioli'! plantsg and perhaps refin:lngo The benef'iciation plants wou1.d have to be <br />drnm te) a point Where it could be piped to a consuming ~enter and since this <br />is the production center it may be more economical, also to refine it here. <br /> <br />Q Ai'ld have ~ made a study as to the amwnt of' proo1l.ction Which this area <br />probabl;y can prllduce2' What is the expected production? <br /> <br />11. Wlllllg just shorli-rangeg I thinill: I have made studies of it and maIV other experts <br />have and I CImCll1' with those experts who indicate we will have a millioB barrels <br />pr<D<fucti0l11 by 1910. This i.s not the maximwno It will go beyond that. <br /> <br />Q HaV";!I'@Ill made 11 lltud;r as to hQIV man;r empl~es wll1 be necessar:y fQr sucll <br />)!lroo1l.ction'!' <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />A ';[eJsg a m:iJJ,itOllli ba..~eh: per daYg that is for the JI!ilm.i.ng.\> retortingg crushing, <br />oolllleficiatiollll and use of by=product;s and. the gas will take about one lmndred <br />th<!:IJlsand emploryees and II\Y' studies further shOl!' that cwnting the supply <br />i:l1ataU,ati,ollB that are pe:t'\ll!anellilt and the awd1liary installations will rellut <br />11m aboo.t sevellll Imndred thousand people in the area and this population wouJ.ciI. <br />be spread all around the basin,!) friOlIl DeBeque to Rifleg to J.leeker and Rangely>> <br />b@th <Oil, the White Rivel? and the ColoradO River and perhaps some on Piceance <br />Creek. <br /> <br />Q Wi;1lld ytlJJl says, thelll1 thai; a pOpW.atioJll of f:l..ft;r thousand soIl\El time ~rior to <br />1910 would be reasonable for the ToWl!l of Rangely? . <br /> <br />A 'reSg I expect to see fii'ty .~housand people in the TOWI'l of Rangelyand its <br />81lllVirOmJ , <br /> <br />MR. OiCALJ:.AGHANs Nt!> further qu.estionsg YI1!lX' Honor, <br /> <br />THE COURTs All righto <br /> <br />/1, Rf!8 <br />7 Ii;;> <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />J-:, "_ Jj ,-~ <br />