RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ROCK DENSITY AND VOLUME OF ORGANIC MATTER IN OIL SHALES

摘要

A general relationship relating the volume percent of organic material in an oil shale to the density of the oil-shale rock is derived. A linear equation specific for Green River Formation oil shales is developed by substituting known values for average Green River organic matter and mineral densities into the general equation. The volume of organic matter in an oil-shale rock, a major variable in the physical and thermal behavior of oil shales, is readily estimated from measured density by means of the relationships developed.