Technology

The test of the EcoShale™ In-Capsule technology was carried out in the Uintah Basin in Utah. The field test pilot validated the technology modeling and engineering design aspects. The process produced a high quality product with a prompt oil that was approximately 29 API gravity, about 65% paraffin + naptha, and about 12.6% hydrogen. A condensate liquid was also produced with an approximate 39 API gravity, about 55% paraffin + naptha, and about 12.9% hydrogen. Sulfur content was approximately 2,200 ppm and nitrogen content was about 1 – 1.2 wt%. The oil produced contained almost no entrained solid fines from the shale ore. Red Leaf Resources anticipates that the EcoShale™ In-Capsule Process will be scalable for the levels of oil production specific to individual properties. Capsules (or, impoundments), which contain the hydrocarbon treatment zone, can be sized in various ways so as to facilitate desired project volume production or to match initial capital or equipment requirements. From smaller impoundments that produce a few hundred barrels per day, to enormous impoundments which produce thousands of barrels per day, the process scalability and internal rate of return on capital will be an ongoing benefit to the company.