Sidewinder-1 encountered 14 meters of net (22m gross) oil and gas bearing sandstones. Stabilized flow rates totaling 1461 barrels of oil equivalent ("BOE") per day were achieved over the 10-day test.

Shale and Sands Oil Recovery LLC (SASOR), a private company, has developed and patented a new method for producing useable oil from oil shale. The new method uses little water and produces minimal amounts of greenhouse gas emissions