Oil shale in Kansas

By Russell Tyson Runnels

Subjects: Oil-shales

Description: Oil-shale deposits constitute a large reserve of potentially usable fuel in Kansas. The State Geological Survey, as a part of its inventory of the State's fuel resources, undertook a study to determine, in a reconnaissance manner, the extent and quality of the State's oil-shale resources. The results of this study are presented in this report.