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Preliminary geologic analysis of the tar sands near Sunnyside, Utah | 1987-11-02 | geologic analysis; tar sands; Sunnyside, Utah; sandstones; Roan Cliffs; bitumen | Sandstones that crop out along the Roan Cliffs near Sunnyside, Utah, are estimated to contain approximately 6 billion barrels of bitumen, making it one of the largest deposits in the United States. Little is known of the geologic aspects, particularly sedimentology, mineralogy (especially clays), an... |
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Plant starts, Athabasca now yielding its hydrocarbons | 1967-10-23 | synthetic crude; Athabasca oil sands; crude; strip mining | First synthetic crude from the Athabasca oil sands region of northeastern Alberta will reach the Toledo, Ohio, refinery of Sun Oil Co. in November. It will be an excellent grade of crude - high in gravity, free of sulfur and nitrogen. But nonetheless, it will have a strange background. Instead of be... |
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Petroliferous lithosomes in the Moenkopi Formation, southern Utah | 1977 | petroleum; stratigraphic study; southeastern and central Utah petroleum; Moenkopi Formation | Recent stratigraphic studies of the Triassic Moenkopi Formation suggest the possibility of important petroleum potential within the unit in southeastern and central Utah. Potential reservoir rocks include shoreline sandstone in the Black Dragon Member, carbonates in the Sinbad Limestone Member, and ... |
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