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126 Clean and secure energy from domestic oil sands and oil shale resources: Quarterly progress report - January 2014-March 20142014domestic oil shale; domestic oil sands; ICSE; CO2 management; liquid fuel production; in-situ thermal processing of oil shale; oil productionThe Clean and Secure Energy from Domestic Oil Shale and Oil Sands Resources program, part of the research agenda of the Institute for Clean and Secure Energy (ICSE) at the University of Utah, is focused on engineering, scientific, and legal research surrounding the development of these resources in ...
127 Common conditions for heavy oils1987Heavy oils; Colloidal admixtures; Hydrocarbons; Asphaltenes; Trace metals; Organic residues; Alberta basin; Eastern Venezuela basin; Athabasca; Orinoco; Heavy-oil depositys; Common conditions for heavy oilsField evidence suggests that conditions for the collection and retention of various hydrocarbons exert control over the composition of resident hydrocarbon mixtures. Heavy-oil deposits demonstrate that control very clearly. Heavy oils are essentially colloidal admixtures of hydrocarbons, usually acc...
128 Heavy oil prospect NW Asphalt Ridge Uintah County, Utah1975heavy oil; heavy oil prospect; NW Asphalt Ridge; thermal recovery projectA 150 million barrel accumulation of heavy oil (14° API) underlies an 1120 acre Tom Brown, Inc. tract located six miles west of Vernal, Utah. A recently completed six-well corehole project provided the data to delineate this major accumulation. The following combination of geological and engineerin...
129 Tar sand technology status report1990-01tar sand; technology status report; domestic tar sand resourceThe total, domestic tar sand resource is estimated to be about 60 billion barrels and is geographically scattered and geologically diverse. The domestic resource is consolidated and oil wet, that is, the sand grains are cemented together and the oil sticks directly to the sand grains. Tar sand bitum...
130 Preliminary geologic analysis of the tar sands near Sunnyside, Utah1987-11-02geologic analysis; tar sands; Sunnyside, Utah; sandstones; Roan Cliffs; bitumenSandstones 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...
131 Clean and secure energy from domestic oil shale and oil sands resources: Quarterly progress report: July 2012 to September 20122012-10ICSE; Kerogen liquefaction; Oil shale thermal treatment; Trondheim, Norway; Statoil; Uinta Basin; Greenhouse gases; Well drilling; White River oil shale samples; Demineralized kerogen pyrolysis; Oil shale; Char; American Shale Oil; AMSO; Genie Energy; TOTALThe Clean and Secure Energy from Domestic Oil Shale and Oil Sands Resources program is part of the research agenda of the Institute for Clean and Secure Energy (ICSE) at the University of Utah. In its outreach efforts this quarter, ICSE finalized materials for a short course on kerogen liquefaction ...
132 Prudhoe Bay--a 10 year perspective1980Prudhoe Bay field; U. S. oil field; geology summary; reservoir potential; petroleum explorationThe Prudhoe Bay field is recognized as the largest oil field in the United States. The Permian-Triassic reservoirs, estimated to contain reserves of 9.6 billion bbl of oil and 26 Tcf of gas, have overshadowed other known substantial accumulations of hydrocarbons in formations ranging in age from Mis...
133 Light-oils transformation to heavy oils and asphalts-assessment of the amounts of hydrocarbons removed and the hydrological-geological control of the process1987light-oils; heavy oils; asphalts; assessment; hydrocarbons; petroleum resources; oil alterationHeavy oils frequently represent a residue left after removal of saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons by various alteration processes. They are characterized by a high content of asphaltenes and polar compounds and by higher sulfur content than the light oils from which they were derived. In the Dead ...
134 Enhanced in-situ production through fracturing2010-04-28in-situ production; fracturing; fracturing methodsRationale For Fracturing: 1) Ultra-Low Matrix Permeability 2) Poorly Interconnected Fracture Network 3) Desire to Maximize Surface Area, Minimize Transport Distance In Matrix and Increase Conductivity of Flow Paths For Production 4) Increase Surface Area, Increase Fracture Frequency
135 Fischer Assay Data, Utah Geological Survey Well Number U1442008This dataset contains the results of Fischer assay analyses obtained and published by the Utah Geological Survey for well U144.
136 USTAR and SPE Salt Lake Petroleum Workshop, Utah Oil Shale Resources and Technology Update: Agenda2008-11-13USTAR; SPE; petroleum; oil shale.The Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative (USTAR) and the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Salt Lake Petroleum Section are hosting a one-half day workshop on oil shale in Utah. The workshop will be from 8:45 a.m. through 1:00 p.m. on November 13, 2008. Breakfast and lunch are provided....
137 Method for treating a tar sand reservoir to enhance petroleum production by cyclic steam stimulation1986-08-26tar sand drainage; patent; enhanced petroleum production; cyclic steam stimulation; tar sand treatmentA method for conditioning the virgin drainage area of a tar sand formation that is penetrated by a well for enhanced petroleum production by cyclic steam stimulation is described. The method comprises fracturing the drainage area by injection of liquid carbon dioxide. While carbon dioxide is still i...
138 Technical challenges to geological carbon sequestration2008-05-23carbon sequestration; reduce CO2 emissions; geological carbon sequestration; CO2; CCS economics; CCS.Conclusions: 1-Current knowledge strongly supports carbon sequestration as a successful technology to dramatically reduce CO2emissions. 2-Current science and technology gaps appear resolvable at scale Deployment issues, including regulatory, legal, and operational concerns can be advised by science ...
139 National Strategic Unconventional Resource Model- A decision support system2005National Strategic Unconventional Resource model; unconventional resources; DOE; process economics; oil; heavy oil; oil sands; oil shaleSupporting documentation for a model produced by DOE to assess the requirements, process economics, and potential benefits of producing oil from heavy oil, oil sands, and oil shale under a variety of resource and market conditions.
140 Clean and secure energy from domestic oil shale and oil sands resources: Quarterly progress report - April 2013-June 20132013domestic oil sands; domestic oil shale; ICSE; unconventional fuels development; life-cycle analysisThe Clean and Secure Energy from Domestic Oil Shale and Oil Sands Resources program, part of the research agenda of the Institute for Clean and Secure Energy (ICSE) at the University of Utah, is focused on engineering, scientific, and legal research surrounding the development of these resources in ...
141 Tar sand: Technology status report1990-01tar sand; technology status report; gas-free bitumen; tar sand bitumenTar Sand is defined as any consolidated or unconsolidated rock, exclusive of coal, gilsonite, or oil shale, that contains a hydrocarbonaceous material with a gas-free bitumen viscosity greater than 10,000 centipoise (cP) at reservoir temperatures. Figure 1 graphically relates tar sand to heavy and l...
142 Clean and secure energy from domestic oil shale and oil sands resources: Quarterly progress report - January 2013-March 20132013clean energy; domestic fuels; oil shale resources; oil sands resources; CO2 management; liquid fuel procuction; in-situ thermal processing; oil shale processingThe Clean and Secure Energy from Domestic Oil Shale and Oil Sands Resources program, part of the research agenda of the Institute for Clean and Secure Energy (ICSE) at the University of Utah, is focused on engineering, scientific, and legal research surrounding the development of these resources in ...
143 Clean and Secure Energy from Domestic Oil Shale and Oil Sands Resources: Quarterly progress report - January 2015 to March 20152015quarterly report; domestic oil shale resources; domestic oil sands resources; unconventional fuels; oil shale; oil sandsThe Clean and Secure Energy from Domestic Oil Shale and Oil Sands Resources program, part of the research agenda of the Institute for Clean and Secure Energy (ICSE) at the University of Utah, is focused on engineering, scientific, and legal research surrounding the development of these resources in ...
144 Estimate of total, oil in place White Rocks Oil Properties Uintah county, Utah1961-12-09oil; petroleum recovery; heavy oil; tar; oil reserves; White Rocks Oil propertiesWestern Industries, Inc., is engaged in a project with the ultimate objective of recovering petroleum products from the "heavy oil" or "tar" bearing Navajo sandstone formation which is found at or near the surface on certain properties which they have acquired in Uintah County, Utah. Work on this pr...
145 Availability of tar sands on public land: An overview2006-09-21Tar sands; public lands; Utah; Leasing on federal lands; Hydrocarbonaceous material; Oil shale; Tar sand developmentPresentation summary: 1-Provide an overview of Utah Tar Sand Resources 2-Provide historical summary Tar Sand Leasing on Federal Lands; -Early leasing efforts-1960, -Combined Hydrocarbon Leasing-1981, -Energy Policy Act of 2005 3-Outline current leasing process
146 A reconnaissance evaluation of heavy hydrocarbons in the Tar Sand Triangle1985-08Utah; Tar Sand Triangle; Permian White Rim Sandstone; Moenkopi Formation; Cedar Mesa Sandstone; Chinle Formation; Oil; Oil-impregnated sandstone deposit; In-situ; Heavy hydrocarbons; Triassic; Jurassic Navajo SandstoneThe Tar Sand Triangle encompasses about 200 square miles in southeastern Utah. The area consists of rough, mountainous terrain, with a climate that varies from semiarid to arid. Sedimentary rocks exposed in the area range from Permian Cedar Mesa Sandstone to the Triassic(?)-Jurassic Navajo Sandstone...
147 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...
148 Stratigraphy (Sunnyside and Cottonwood-Jack Canyon tar sand deposits)1984-05-10stratigraphy; tar sand deposits; supplement reportDuring the earliest 40% of Tertiary time, from about 65 to 40 million years ago, much of the Uinta Basin of northeast Utah was occupied by a large lake termed Lake Uinta. For most of its existence, this lake was a shallow body of fresh or slightly brackish water. Its remarkable, 15 million-year hist...
149 Clean and secure energy from domestic oil shale and oil sands resources: Quarterly progress report: October 2012 to December 20122013-01ICSE; Oil shale; oil sands; CO2 management; Uinta Basin; Liquid fuel production; In-situ thermal processing; White River oil shale; Green River Formation; American Shale Oil; AMSO; X-ray flourescence; Pyrolysis; Demineralized kerogenThe Clean and Secure Energy from Domestic Oil Shale and Oil Sands Resources program, part of the research agenda of the Institute for Clean and Secure Energy (ICSE) at the University of Utah, is focused on engineering, scientific, and legal research surrounding the development of these resources in ...
150 Surface tar-sand deposits in California1987surface tar-sand deposits; tar sand; surface tar sand; California; oil seeps; stratigraphy; tar sand deposit structureTar sand deposits and oil seeps have been known in California for more than a century and were used in the exploration for many of California's largest oil fields. Sixty deposits visited by this writer yielded 24 deposits totaling 5.27 billion barrels of oil in place and another 36 estimated at 1-2 ...
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