This study tests the influence of environmental conditions on conversion of the maceral bituminite to a solid petroleum residuum (solid bitumen) during pyrolysis. The presence of water in sedimentary basins controls multiple processes during petroleum generation, migration, and storage. Four organic-rich (26–36 wt.% total organic carbon) oil shale samples were collected from thin-bedded (several cm thick), discontinuous outcrop exposures in the Neoproterozoic–Lower Cambrian restricted marine Salt Range Formation in the upper Indus Basin, Pakistan. Samples were from the Khewra Gorge (K-2) and Sohan Nala localities [SN-R(c), SN-5(b), SN-1]; a sample of Joadja torbanite coal from Australia containing terrigenous vitrinite was also included in the study for comparison. All samples were crushed, homogenized, and sieved to 4 (4.75 mm) or 8 (2.36 mm) mesh prior to pyrolysis experiments. Experiments used closed system batch reactors at subcritical water temperatures between 300 and 370°C for 72 hrs. The samples were pyrolyzed under hydrous and anhydrous conditions using distilled water, brine, or the absence of fluid as a condition of the experiment. These data tables represent the findings of this study and support an upcoming publication.