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Underground coal thermal treatment research at the University of Utah | 2011-03-23 | underground coal; thermal treatment research; University of Utah; underground coal pyrolysis; SNG yeilds; UCTT | 6th Annual International Conference & Workshop on Underground Coal Gasification, 23rd - 24th March 2011 |
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Integrated sedimentary and geochemical investigation of core form the upper Green River Formation lacustrine deposits, Uinta Basin, Utah | 2010-04-12 | upper Green River formation; lacustrine deposits; geochemical investigation; lithofacies; facies | Description of the upper Green River Formation has been largely based on outcrop exposures, but this core-based investigation provides newly detailed subsurface data that can be used to examine basin-wide lithologic and geochemical variability of he Parachute Creek Member of the upper Green River Fo... |
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Structural characterization of Green River oil shale core segments and the kerogen isolated from these segments | 2011-09-18 | structural characterization; Green River oil shale; oil shale core segments; kerogen; chemical structure of oil shale and kerogen; QEMScan | The goal is to obtain information about chemical structure of oil shale and its kerogen. This includes chemical characterization of the shale, the isolated kerogen, and the products of pyrolysis of both the shale and kerogen, and provides data for validation of modeling component of the project (lat... |
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2012 Uintah Basin winter ozone study | 2012-05-15 | Uintah Basin; winter ozone; wintertime ozone formation; episodic ozone formation; high wintertime ozone | This is a presentation given at the 2012 University of Utah Unconventional Fuels Conference. |
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2012 Unconventional fuels conference introduction | 2012-05-15 | unconventional fuels; computational simulation and pilot-scale experiment; unconventional resources; emissions minimization; CO2 regulation; CO2 coal research | Presentation given at the 2012 Unconventional Fuels Conference. |
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Policy analysis of the Canadian oil sands experience | 2011-03-10 | policy analysis; Canadian oil sands experience; oil sands; federal oil sands resources; oil sands development; unconventional fuels | The presentation goes over analyzing the relevance of the Canadian experience to U. S. oil sands development. This report focuses on federal oil sands resources, specifically potential development in the STSA's. No Current development on federal lands, despite leasing authorization under the Combine... |
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Unconventional Fuels Conference: Oil shale and oil sands development in the western U. S. - Agenda | 2013-05-07 | unconventional fuels; oil shale development; oil sands development; agenda | Presentation given at the 2013 Unconventional Fuels Conference. |
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Wild lands and wilderness - Implications for Utah's unconventional fuels industry | 2011-05-17 | unconventional fuels industry; order 3310; maintain wilderness resource inventories; BLM; FLPMA; land management | Presentation given at the 2011 Unconventional Fuels Conference. |
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2011 Unconventional Fuels Conference - Welcome/opening remarks | 2011-05-17 | unconventional fuels; opening remarks; coal; oil shale; power generation; transportational fuel infrastructures; carbon capture; agenda | Presentation given at the 2011 University of Utah Unconventional Fuels Conference. |
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QEMSCAN analysis of Green River Formation oil shale samples, Skyline 16 core, eastern Uinta basin, UT | 2014 | QEMSCAN; oil shale; Green River Formation; Skyline 16 core; minerology | Conclusions in the presentations: 1. QEMscan analysis reveals mineralogic textures dominated by dolomite, illite, and calcite. 2. A few interpretations are made in regards to the documented compositional results generated automatically by the QEMscan: "Background" is assumed to reflect organic matt... |
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STAR-CCM+ simulations of in-situ thermal treatment of oil shale | 2013-03 | in-situ thermal treatment; oil shale; shale oil/gas; oil shale formations | Presentation given at the STAR Global Conference on March 13, 2013. |
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Utah's 10 Year Energy Plan | 2012-05-15 | Governor Gary R. Herbert; energy initiatives; strategic energy plan; energy development; responsible energy resource development | Presentation given at the 2012 Unconventional Fuels Conference, on May 15. |
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Welcome and Introduction: 2009 Western U.S. Oil Sands Conference | 2009-02-27 | oil sands industry; industrial combustion; gasification technology research; CO2 capture technologies; coal; OxyFuel Combustion; chemical looping; gasification; oil shale/sands | Summary of challenges facing U.S. oil sands industry and the role of the Institute for Clean and Secure Energy at the University of Utah in addressing those challenges, presented at the 2009 Western U.S. Oil Sands Conference by Philip Smith, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Director... |
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Evaluation of well spacing and arrangement for in-situ thermal treatment of oil shale using HPC simulation tools | 2014-10 | well spacing; in-situ thermal treatment; oil shale; HPC simulation tools; oil shale resources; oil sands resources; basin scale simulation; liquid fuel production | The mission of this presentation is to pursue research that improves industry's ability to utilize the vast energy stored in oil shale and oil sands resources with minimal environmental impact. Three main research areas looked at are: 1. Basin scale simulation of environmental and economic impacts o... |
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Subtask 3.2: Flameless oxy-gas process heaters for efficient CO2 capture | 2011-03-11 | Oxy-gas process heaters; efficient CO2 capture; oxy-gas combustion | This is a presentation given at the Unconventional Fuels from Oil Shale and Oil Sands Project Review Meeting in March 10-11, 2011. |
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Subtask 6.1: Engineering process models for economic impact analysis | 2011-03-10 | engineering process models; economic impact analysis; domestic heavy oil; developing domestic heavy oil/sands/shale resources | A presentation given at the Unconventional Fuels from Oil Shale and Oil Sands Project Review Meeting on March 10-11, 2011. In the project objectives, the purpose of assessment is to "Examine limiting factors to the development of domestic heavy oil, oil sands, and oil shale resources. Identify poli... |
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Subtask 4.3: Multiscale thermal processing of oil shale | 2011-03-10 | thermal processing; oil shale; oil shale treatment; thermal treatment | |
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Subtask 4.4: Effect of oil shale processing on water composition | 2011-03-10 | oil shale processing; water composition; unconventional fuels; oil shale; oil sands; oil shale development | A presentation at the Unconventional Fuels from Oil Shale and Oil Sands Project Review Meeting on March 10-11, 2011. The overall goal is to asses aquifers in the Uinta Basin to determine where saline water (produced along with conventional petroleum development) can be disposed without harming fresh... |
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Subtask 4.5: Pore scale analysis of oil shale/sands pyrolysis | 2011-03-10 | pore scale analysis; oil shale pyrolysis; oil sands pyrolysis; x-ray CT; pore network structure; flow simulation; LB method | A presentation given at the Unconventional Fuels from Oil Shale and Oil Sands Project Review Meeting on March 10-11, 2011. |
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Opportunities for oxy-firing to reduce life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels | 2011-03-10 | GHG; oxy-firing; reduce greenhouse gas emissions; transportation fuel emissions; CO2 analysis; oil sands | The outline covers in this presentation covers: GHGs and the transportation fuel cycle. Motivation for reducing GHG emissions. Use of oxy-firing for CO2 capture in refining of conventional fuel. Use of oxy-firing for extraction and upgrading of oil sands. GHG emissions from other scenarios Would oxy... |
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Subtask 4.6: Kerogen/asphaltene/mineral matrix: Structure and interactions | 2011-03-10 | DOE review meeting; mineral matrix; recover organic material from oil shale/sands | A presentation given at the Unconventional Fuels from Oil Shale and Oil Sands Project Review Meeting on March 10-11, 2011. |
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Development of HPC-based simulations tool for in situ thermal processing of oil shale/sands | | HPC-based simulations tool; in situ thermal processing; oil shale; oil sands; commercial production of oil shale; ecoshale in-capsule process | A presentation given at the Unconventional Fuels from Oil Shale and Oil Sands Project Review Meeting on March 10-11, 2011. |
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DOE project review: Subtask 4.2 (B): Examination of in situ production models | 2011-03-11 | DOE project review; in situ production models; oil shale; unconventional fuels; oil sands; geomechanics; general reservoir simulation tool | A presentation given at the Unconventional Fuels from Oil Shale and Oil Sands Project Review Meeting on March 10-11, 2011. The objectives of the presentation is the examination of in-situ production methods, different in-situ production method options, rigorous energy and carbon balances, exploratio... |
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A market assessment of heavy oil, oil sands, and oil shale resources | 2011-03-10 | unconventional fuels; market assessment; developing domestic heavy oil, oil sands, and oil shale resources; preliminary infrastructure needs | A presentation given at the Unconventional Fuels from Oil Shale and Oil Sands Project Review Meeting on March 10-11, 2011. |
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Recovery of bitumen from oil-impregnated sandstone deposits of Utah | 1975-11 | potential oil; bitumen; oil-impregnated sandstone (tar sand) deposits; tar sands; bitumen recovery | Utah contains at least 26 billion barrels of potential oil as bitumen in oil-impregnated sandstone (tar sand) deposits. As shown in this paper, these tar sands are significantly different in physical and chemical properties from commercially developed Canadian tar sands. These differences prevent di... |