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Morgantown Energy Technology Center publications list, FY 88 | 1989-02 | Morgantown Energy Technology Center; METC | The Publications List includes the scientific and technical reports and papers authored by the Morgantown Energy Technology Center (METC) staff as well as those written by METC contractors during Fiscal Year 1988. The reports and papers are arranged by METC areas of expertise: Arctic and Offshore, C... |
| 202 |
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State and regional control of geological carbon sequestration (Part I) | 2011-05 | state and regional control; geological carbon sequestration; hydrocarbon fuel; carbon capture; geologic sequestration | In the near future the use of coal may be legally restricted due to concerns over the effects of its combustion on atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations. Carbon capture and geologic sequestration offer one method to reduce carbon emissions from coal and other hydrocarbon fuel. While the federal ... |
| 203 |
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Federal control of geological carbon sequestration | 2011-04 | geological carbon sequestration; carbon sequestration; carbon dioxide capture; carbon dioxide storage | The United States has economically recoverable coal reserves of about 261 billion tons, which is in excess of a 250-year supply based on 2009 consumption rates. However, in the near future the use of coal may be legally restricted because of concerns over the effects of its combustion on atmospheric... |
| 204 |
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A heavy-oil case study on a single well in Venezuela, MFM-7s, using cores and logs | 1987 | heavy-oil case study; Venezuela well; MFM-7s; well cores; well logs; heavy-oil reservoirs | Planning for optimum production from heavy-oil reservoirs requires a deep understanding of their geological and petrophysical characteristics, synthesized from intermittent core and continuous log data. In this paper the study developed for the MFM-7S well, operated by S. A. Meneven in the Faja Petr... |
| 205 |
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Clean and secure energy from Utah's oil shale and oil sands resources: Environmental, legal and policy framework | 2010-04-28 | ICSE; Land use; Water availability; Produced water; Utah; Colorado; Colorado River | This poster addresses major challenges to land use, water availability, and produced water. |
| 206 |
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Oil-impregnated sandstones in Utah and Wayne Counties, Utah | 1972 | Thistle; Utah County; Jurassic sandstone; Thousand Lake Mountain; Wayne County; Oil-impregnated sediments; Asphalt-bearing Tertiary beds | Two little known occurrences of oil-impregnated sediments are discussed briefly. One is a fairly extensive area of asphalt-bearing Tertiary beds in the vicinity of Thistle, Utah County. The other is a very limited exposure of Jurassic sandstone permeated with dead oil on Thousand Lake Mountain in Wa... |
| 207 |
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Properties of Utah tar sands--North Seep Ridge area, P. R. Spring deposit | 1980-02-13 | P. R. Spring tar sand deposit; Seep Ridge area; tar sand zones | This report presents results of analyses made at the Laramie Energy Research Center of three cores from an area at the northern end of Seep Ridge in the P.R. Spring tar sand deposit in northeastern Utah. Up to five tar sand zones have been identified in the north Seep Ridge area. These zones occur b... |
| 208 |
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Properties of Utah tar sands--South Seep Ridge area, P. R. Spring deposit | 1975 | Seep Ridge area; P. R. Spring tar sand deposit; tar sand zones | The Bureau of Mines analyzed three cores from the south Seep Ridge area of the P. R. Spring tar sand deposit of northeastern Utah. Four tar sand zones are indicated in the area. The zones range in average thickness from 13 to 24 ft. The total net thickness of the tar sand in the three coreholes rang... |
| 209 |
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Properties of Utah tar sands--Three Mile Canyon area, P. R. Spring deposit | 1974 | Threemile Canyon area; P. R. Spring tar sand deposit; oil zone; oil extraction; tar sands | Results of detailed analyses of four cores from the Threemile Canyon area in the P. R. Spring tar sand deposit in Utah are reported by the Bureau of Mines. The cores were obtained by the Utah Geological and Mineralogical Survey as part of a 17-corehole evaluation program in the P. R. Spring, Hill Cr... |
| 210 |
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Clean and secure energy from domestic oil shale and oil sands resources: Quarterly progress report: April 2011 to June 2011 | 2011-07-01 | ICSE; Oil shale; Oil sands; University of Utah; Uinta Basin; Vernal, Utah; CLEARuff model; Oxy-gas burner; Bitumen; Kerogen; X-ray fluorescence analysis; Thermogravimetric analysis; CHNS analysis; Lattice Boltzmann model; American Shale Oil; AMSO | The 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 this quarter, the Clean and Secure Energy program sponsored the University of Utah Unconventional Fuels... |
| 211 |
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Land and resource management topical report and produced water topical report | 2011-03-08 | water topical report; land management; resource management; oil sands; oil shale | |
| 212 |
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Utah's oil-sand resources | 2006-09-21 | tar sands; tar sand; recoverable heavy oil; natural bitumen recovery; world wide tar sand resources. | Tar sands--a look around the world. Recovery factors and technically recoverable heavy oils and natural bitumens from around the globe. |
| 213 |
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Separation of bitumen from dry tar sands | 1978-10-17 | bitumen separation; bitumen recovery; dry tar sands | A process for the separation and recovery of bitumen from dry tar sands or sands with negligible quantities of connate water. The process includes comminuting the tar sands to an average particle size of approximately one centimeter in diameter and digesting the comminuted tar sand in a hot, aqueous... |
| 214 |
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Study contract for comparison of Utah and Athabasca oil sands | 1978-07 | air flux; oil production; oil recovery; in-situ test pattern; test patterns | |
| 215 |
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Conjunctive surface and groundwater management in Utah: Implications for oil shale and oil sands development | 2011-12-31 | Unconventional fuel development; Conjunctive water use; Surface water; Groundwater; Utah; Utah water law; Oil shale; Oil sands | Unconventional fuel development will require scarce water resources. In an environment characterized by scarcity, and where most water resources are fully allocated, prospective development will require minimizing water use and seeking to use water resources in the most efficient manner. Conjunctive... |
| 216 |
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Clean and secure energy from domestic oil shale and oil sands resources: Quarterly progress report: January 2011 to March 2011 | 2011-04-01 | ICSE; Oil shale; Oil sands; University of Utah; Utah; Oxy-gas; Kerogen; X-ray fluorescence analysis; Thermogravimetric analyzer; TGA; Lattice Boltzmann simulation; Flameless oxy-gas process heaters; CO2 capture; American Shale Oil; AMSO; Greenhouse gas emissions; GHG | The 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 this quarter, the Clean and Secure Energy program held a Project Review meeting on the University of Ut... |
| 217 |
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A bibliography of thermal methods of oil recovery | 1965-03 | Thermal methods; Oil recovery; Bibliography; Bureau of Mines Petroleum Research Center; Thermal methods of oil recovery | The Oil Recovery Committee, Independent Petroleum Association of America, in response to requests and in recognition of expanded interest in the application of thermal methods of oil recovery, has sponsored the compilation of the following bibliography, with literature and patent references, and aut... |
| 218 |
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Delineation of gas sands by seismic stratigraphy in the Pericocal area, Orinoco Heavy Oil Belt, Venezuela | 1987 | gas sands; seismic stratigraphy; Pericocal area; Orinoco Heavy Oil Belt; deliniation of gas sands; gas sand bodies | The 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... |
| 219 |
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Upgrading of bitumen by hydropyrolysis -- A process for low coke and high syncrude yields | 1985-07 | bitumen; hydropyrolysis; low coke yeilds; high syncrude yeilds | The Department of Fuels Engineering at the University of Utah has been conducting research on the chemistry and engineering of hydropyrolysis for several years. It was previously observed (Ramakrishnan, 1978; Shabtai et al., 1979) that under certain reaction conditions hydrocarbon species undergo cr... |
| 220 |
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Geologic summary report of the 1990 exploration program, Sunnyside Tar Sands project, Carbon County, Utah--volume 1 | 1991-02-28 | geologic summary; exploration program; Sunnyside tar sands project; tar sand; regional, engineering geology. | This 1990 report is a supplement to the extensive 1989 report. This 1990 report concentrates on results of the following four categories: (1) regional geology and engineering geology needed to investigate the feasibility of conveyor routes that will bring the tar sand ore down from the Roan Cliffs t... |
| 221 |
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Depositional setting and preliminary oil-shale resource potential, southwestern Uinta Basin, Utah | 1982 | Oil shale; Uinta Basin; Utah; Green River; Oil yield; Lake Uinta; Mohogany zone; Kerogen; Sheep Pass; Elko Basins; Nevada; Strawberry Structure; Strawberry Reservoir | This report characterizes the potential oil-shale resources underlying those lands west of the Green River in the southwestern Uinta Basin, Utah. The principal evaluation technique has been the calculation of oil yield from oil-well sonic and density log data available in this area. Subsurface corre... |
| 222 |
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Recovery and upgrading of oil from Utah tar sands | 1985-09 | upgrading oil; oil recovery; Utah tar sands; Bitumen Upgrading; Thermal Recovery; Fluidized Bed Pyroiysis; Water Assisted Recovery; Thermal Recovery | Research has progressed in four principal areas: A) Bitumen Upgrading; B) Thermal Recovery by Fluidized Bed Pyroiysis; C) Water Assisted Recovery; and D) Two-Stage Thermal Recovery using Heat Pipes. Hydropyrolysis continues to show promise for upgrading of bitumen with high liquid yields. Valuable e... |
| 223 |
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Utah energy developments: A summary of existing and proposed activity 1981-1990 | 1981-06 | energy developments; Utah energy developments; Utah Energy Information System | This report on Energy Developments in Utah is designed to provide local, state, federal and private sector decision makers with current information on existing and planned energy developments in the State. Rather than focussing on the demand or supply for energy resources in the State, this report f... |
| 224 |
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Apparatus for the treatment of tar sand froth | 1976-07-06 | Patent; Tar Sand Froth; Improved recycling disc-type centrifuge; Converting flow direction; Recycled underflow | An improved disc recycling type of centrifuge apparatus which includes means for converting the flow direction of the recycled underflow and causing the recycled underflow to self impact. |
| 225 |
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Clean and secure energy from domestic oil shale and oil sands resources: Quarterly progress report: October 2010 to December 2010 | 2011-01 | ICSE; Oil shale; Oil sands; University of Utah; Marriott Library; Macroscale CO2 analysis; CO2 capture; Flameless oxy-gas process heaters; Liquid fuel production; In-situ thermal processing | The 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 this quarter, the Clean and Secure Energy program circulated External Advisory Board recommendations an... |