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1 An echoing in-situ combustion oil recovery project in a Utah tar sand1982in-situ combustion; oil recovery project; Utah tar sand; echoing in-situ; U.S. tar sand resources; reverse combustion process; heterogeneous tar sand reservoirU.S. tar sand resources contain an estimated 30 billion bbl (4.7 Gm3) of oil in place in about 550 occurrences in 22 states. Over 90% of the known resources are in six large deposits in Utah, each containing from 1 to 16 billion bbl (0.15 to 2.5 Gm3) of oil. 1 Four major tar sand deposits in Alberta...
2 An overview of the Chinese UCG program2007-08-11Coal; China; Underground Coal Gasification; UCG; Two-stage gasification; Chinese UCG program; EnergyCoal is the dominant source of energy in China, but about 50% of the coal resource is left underground unmined. Because of this, the "long-tunnel, large section, two-stage" Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) technology has been put forward, and the UCG model platform has been built. Simulation test...
3 Analysis of oil shale and petroleum source rock pyrolysis by triple quadrupole mass spectrometry: Comparisons of gas evolution at the heating rate of 10 °C/min1990-10-05Kimmeridge; Phosphoria; La Luna; Teistberget; New Albany; Eastern U.S. Devonian; Janusfjellet; Wenzen; Maoming; Fushun; Woodford; Green River; Brotherson; Oil shale; Petroleum; Rock pyrolysis; Gas evolution; Programmed-temperature pyrolysis; Triple-quadrupole mass spectrometry; Mineral matrix; Miner...Kimmeridge, Phosphoria, La Luna, Teistberget, New Albany, Janusfjellet, Wenzen, Maoming, Fushun, Woodford, and three Green River oil shales were subjected to programmed-temperature pyrolysis at a heating rate of 10 °C/min using triple-quadrupole mass spectrometry as the detection method. Volatile c...
4 Association of uranium and other metals with crude oil, asphalt, and petroliferous rock1954-10uranium; crude oil; asphalt; petroliferous rockSome crude oil, natural asphalt, and petroliferous rock are appreciably radioactive, but little is known about the actual uranium content and the chemical nature of the uranium compound or compounds in these materials. Semiquantitative spectrographic analyses of the ash of 29 samples of crude oil, 2...
5 Biofuels--snake oil for the twenty-first century2008-12-01Most Americans are painfully aware that our present consumption of petroleum is unsustainable. The United States has less than 5% of the world's population, but consumes 24.4% of the world's petroleum production. Only 8.5% of the world's petroleum production comes from American wells, which necessit...
6 Bitumen deposits of northwest Alabama1987bitumen deposits; northwest Alabama deposits; bituminous rocksBituminous rocks of Mississippian age crop out in northwest Alabama within a 113-km (70-mi) long belt. Bitumen deposits have been confirmed by coreholes to be present in the subsurface for a distance of at least 16-24 km (10-15 mi) south of the outcrop. Geochemical analyses indicate the bitumen to b...
7 California plio-miocene oils: Evidence of early generation1987plio-miocene oils; California oil; source rocks; commercial generation; LOM; hydrocarbon concentration; oil qualityEarly generation of oil from Monterey and equivalent source rocks may well be the primary controlling factor on oil quality in the coastal basins of California. Commercial generation has occurred at reflectance levels as low as 0.3% R0. The wide range of chemical characteristics of these oils is com...
8 Census 2010 - a first look at Utah results2011Census; 2010; Utah; Demographics; Population; Age; Sex; Race; EthnicityEarly results from the long-awaited 2010 Census are revealing the outlines of the more detailed portrait that will not be available for at least a couple more years. This essay reviews the top-level population change and geographic distribution results primarily from the redistricting data set.1 We ...
9 Classification of natural bitumen: A physical and chemical approach1987natural bitumen; Classification of bitumen; physical properties of natural bitumen; chemical properties of natural bitumen; crude oil; natural bitumen; tar sands oil; bitumenBy correlation of various selected physical and chemical properties of heavy crude oils and natural bitumens, an attempt is made to solve classification problems. The criteria used here are, in descending order: viscosity, gravity, H/C atomic ratio, O/C atomic ratio, optical reflectivity; volatiles,...
10 Delineation of gas sands by seismic stratigraphy in the Pericocal area, Orinoco Heavy Oil Belt, Venezuela1987gas sands; seismic stratigraphy; Pericocal area; Orinoco Heavy Oil Belt; deliniation of gas sands; gas sand bodiesThe purpose of this study is to define the extent of gas sand bodies found in the Oficina Formation by well SDZ-79X, in the Pericocal area of the Orinoco Heavy Oil Belt. True amplitude processing was applied to 30 km (19 mi) of seismic survey lines in the vicinity of this well. The processing showed...
11 Demographic trends affecting public education in Utah2000-11Beginning in 2004 and continuing for at least a decade, the school age population (5 to 18 year olds) in Utah will increase significantly. Throughout the 1990s, the school age population in Utah grew more slowly than did the population in general so that its share in the total population declined. T...
12 Diluent-assisted hot-water processing of tar sands1987hot water processing; tar sands; diluent-assisted hot-water processing; bitumen viscosityThe influence of diluent addition and temperature on bitumen viscosity of tar sands from nine locations in the U.S.A. and Canada has been investigated. Subsequently, hot-water bitumen-recovery experiments were carried out at temperatures from 33°C to 95°C. Kerosene was added as needed to maintain ...
13 Economic and demographic impacts of federally financed transportation infrastructure on the Wasatch Front2004-09Over the next three decades, $14.4 billion (constant 2004 dollars) of new transit and highway infrastructure is planned to meet the transportation needs of the Wasatch Front.1 These investments will significantly influence the region's economic development potential, relative competitiveness, and la...
14 Effect of ethanol on the chemical structure of the soot extractable material of an ethylene inverse diffusion flame2007Soot extractable material; Ethylene inversion diffusion flame; Aromatic fused rings; Neat flame; Chloroform-extractable material; Aliphatic component; Incomplete combustion; Fossil fuels; Ethanol; Soot; Emission; Soot particles; Polyaromatic hydrocarbons; Potential carcinogenThe effect of fuel-side ethanol addition on the chemical structure of the soot extractable material generated in an ethylene inverse diffusion flame was evaluated by means of average structural parameters. The results indicate that the ethanol effect on the aromatic components was more pronounced, w...
15 Experimental and modeling study of particulate formation in high-pressure diesel-like conditions2000particulate formation; high-pressure diesel-like conditions; diesel combustion process; tailpipe particulate emissionsThe diesel combustion process has been characterized by combined measurements of flame intensity and extinction in the UV-visible range in an optically accessible divided-chamber diesel engine at different air/fuel ratios and constant engine speed, using n-heptane and commercial diesel oil as fuels....
16 Experimental evaluation of the effects of quench rate and quartz surface area on homogeneous mercury oxidation2007quench rate; quartz surface area; homogeneous mercury oxidation; mercury chemistryThis paper presents a mercury oxidation data set suitable for validation of fundamental kinetic models of mercury chemistry and for mechanism development. Experimental facilities include a mercury reactor fitted with a 300-W, quartz-glass burner and a quartz reaction chamber. While operated with a t...
17 FT-IR and 1H NMR characterization of the products of an ethylene inverse diffusion flame2006ethylene inverse diffusion flame products; analysis of the chemical functional groups; FT-IR and 1H NMRKnowledge of the chemical structure of young soot and its precursors is very useful in the understanding of the paths leading to soot particle inception. This paper presents analyses of the chemical functional groups, based on FT-IR and 1H NMR spectroscopy of the products obtained in an ethylene inv...
18 Fast-tracking Wasatch Front transit investments: economic and demographic impacts of a 2025 build-out2011Over the next 30 years, the Wasatch Front will significantly expand its transit network. Plans include the construction of an additional 25 miles of light rail, 76 miles of commuter rail, 227 miles of bus rapid transit, and 29 miles of mountain transportation rail line. These projects will be built ...
19 Field experiment of in-situ oil recovery from a Utah tar sand by reverse combustion1976in-situ oil recovery; Utah tar sand; reverse combustion; oil recoveryPart of the mission of the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) is to develop all energy sources to meet the needs of present and future generations. Toward that mission the Laramie Energy Research Center (LERC) is conducting research and field experiments for the development of rec...
20 Field guide to lacustrine and related nonmarine depositional environments in tertiary rocks, Uinta Basin, Utah1976-11lacustrine environments; nonmarine depositional environments; tertiary rocksThe lower part of the Tertiary System in the Uinta Basin of northeastern Utah and northwestern Colorado (fig. 1) reflects a series of very complex and variable forms of continental sedimentation in a basin of internal drainage. These complex forms represent the disruption of the Cretaceous depositio...
21 Fine particle emissions from residual fuel oil combustion: Characterization and mechanisms of formation2000fine particle emissions; residual fuel oil combustion; airborne fine particulate matter (PM); particulate characteristics of PMThe characteristics of particulate matter (PM) emitted from residual fuel oil combustion in two types of combustion equipment were compared. A small commercial 732 kW rated fire-tube boiler yielded a weakly bimodal particulate size distribution (PSD) with over 99% of the mass contained in a broad co...
22 Formation pathways of ethynyl-substituted and cyclopenta-fused polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons2000formation pathways of aromatic hydrocarbons; aromatic hydrocarbons; ethynyl-substituted aromatic hydrocarbons; cyclopenta-fused polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; PAH; ethynyl-PAHTwo novel classes of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), those with ethynyl substituents (ethynyl- PAH) and those with externally fused five-membered rings (cyclopenta-fused PAH or CP-PAH), have recently been identified in the products of a variety of fuels and combustion/pyrolysis environments....
23 Geological assessment of heavy-oil reservoirs in the Lloydminster area, using a computerized data base1987heavy-oil reservoirs; geological assessment; heavy-oil reservoirs; wellsHeavy-oil reservoirs of the Lower Cretaceous Mannville Group in the Lloydminster area (Western Canada) occur in a sequence of complexly arranged sandstones, siltstones, shales, and coals. Trapping mechanisms vary, and the precise geological controls governing hydrocarbon accumulations are not well u...
24 Geology and genesis of the coast range province of California and its hydrocarbon deposits1987hydrocarbon deposits; tar sand; oil shaleCalifornia is along the western borderland of North America where sedimentary deposits accumulated along the eastern Pacific margin. During that time, subduction diastrophism prevailed in the late Mesozoic-early Cenozoic era, and right-lateral strike-slip shear diastrophism prevailed in the middle a...
25 Geology and geochemistry of Santa Rosa tar sands1987-11-02Santa Rosa tar sands; tar sands; heavy oil deposits; Triassic Santa Rosa SandstoneHeavy oil deposits 11 km (7 mi) north of the town of Santa Rosa, Guadalupe County, New Mexico, in the Triassic Santa Rosa Sandstone, were mined during the 1930s. Renewed interest in this deposit in the late 1970s so far has not resulted in exploitation because of unfavorable economics and the encroa...
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