The objective of this project is to demonstrate the technical feasibility of using superheated steam as a heat-carrying medium to retort in situ the oil shale in the Green River Formation "leached" zone and provide a mechanism for the recovery of this shale oil with a minimum impact on the environment. Utilizing primarily the natural porosity in the leached zone, approximately one trillion BTU of heat will be injected into a site over a 2-year period to heat to retorting temperature a shale zone approximately 550 feet thick and voering about 1 acre. The field projected is located at equity's BX in situ site in Rio Blanco County in northwestern Colorado