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Petrography and diagenesis of the bitumen-and heavy-oil-bearing White Rim Sandstone Member of the Cutler Formation (Permian), Tar-Sand Triangle area, southeastern Utah | 1989 | petrography; diagenesis; bitumen; heavy oil; White Rim Sandstone Member; Cutler Formation; Tar-Sand Triangle are; heavy oil accumulations; oil; bitumen; geology | The Permian White Rim Sandstone Member of the Cutler Formation in the Tar Sand Triangle area of southeastern Utah hosts one of the largest tar sand and heavy oil accumulations in the United States. Major diagenetic events include pervasive calcite cementation, calcite and feldspar dissolution, and s... |