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From: Andy Schwaller
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 4:00 PM
To: David Bartholomew
Subject: FW: Colony Mine Update
You might put this in the file. It sounds like the wall will not be built.
From: Fred Jarman
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 3:40 PM
To: Springfield, Roy L
Cc: Andy Schwaller; Greg Shaner
Subject: RE: Colony Mine Update
Thank you very much, Roy for the update. Best of luck as you progress in your project and let us know if we can be of
assistance in your planning.
Regards,
Fred
From: Springfield, Roy L[mailto:roy.I.springfieldCa�exxonmobil.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 1:32 PM
To: Fred Jarman
Subject: Colony Mine Update
Mr. Jarman:
Recently your office approved a Building Permit for ExxonMobil to construct a vertical barrier at the Colony Mine.
Advances in our modeling capabilities and recent lab tests have provided valuable information that potentially mitigates
the need for the field experiment planned at the Colony Mine for 2013. The field work scheduled at the Colony Mine for
the remainder of 2012 and into 2013 will be deferred while the design work on a new experiment is progressed. Future
field experiments may be conducted at Colony Mine and/or at the newly awarded RD&D lease. ExxonMobil will continue
to take a careful, phased approach to thoroughly evaluate oil shale technology before making decisions on commercial
scale projects.
We did build the road that was approved by an earlier Grading Permit but the barrier was not constructed.
Best Regards,
Roy L. Springfield
Safety, Security, Health & Environmental
Unconventional Resources/Oil Shale/Regulatory Coordinator
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
P. 0. Box 2189
URC: URC-SW540
Houston, TX 77252-2189
Shipping Address
3319 Mercer Street
URC: URC -5W540
Houston, TX 77027
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