The study of oil shales pertaining to volumetric heating oil shales is comprised of the following four major tasks for the period June 31, 1982 to September 21, 1982: (1) dielectric properties of oil shales; (2) heat transfer in oil shales; (3) electromagnetic wave propagation in dielectric wave guides; and (4) microwave measurements on oil shale dielectrics. Progress reports are presented for each task. 8 references, 12 figures.