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| Title | Date | Subject | Description | ||
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| 501 |
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Report of oil-impregnated sandstone in the Hoskinnini of the White Canyon area, Utah | 1974 | oil-impregnated sandstone; Hoskinnini | |
| 502 |
 |
Report of investigation: Oil-impregnated rocks and other evidences of petroleum | 1974-09 | petroleum; oil-impregnated sandstone; oil seep | General geology: The surface geology is entirely Uinta Formation. Most rocks are thinly laminated, fine-grained lacustrine shales and cherts. Only a few sandstone units are present, which are predominantly fine-grained, well-cemented, and lacking in porosity and permeability. Regional dip is gently ... |
| 503 |
 |
Reactivation of an idle lease to increase heavy oil recovery through application of conventional steam drive technology in a low dip slope and basin reservoir in the midway-sunset field, San Joaquin Basin, California | 2002-02 | heavy oil recovery; conventional steam drive technology; Midway-Sunset field | A previously idle portion of the Midway-Sunset field, Aera Energy's Pru Fee property, has been brought back into commercial production through tight integration of geologic characterization, geostatistical modeling, reservoir simulation, and petroleum engineering. This property, shut-in over a decad... |
| 504 |
 |
Recovering viscous petroleum from thick tar sand | 1976-11-30 | viscous petroleum recovery; thick tar sands; in situ | Recovery of viscous petroleum such as from thick tar sands is assisted using a closed-loop flow path from the earth's surface through a substantial portion of the formation for conducting hot fluid to reduce the viscosity of the petroleum in the formation to develop a potential passage in the format... |
| 505 |
 |
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... |
| 506 |
 |
Reconnaissance study of bituminous sandstone deposits, Trans*Dirty Devil, Wayne and Garfield Counties, Utah | 1966-11 | bitumous sandstone deposits; Elaterite Basin; Teapot Rock | This report is the result of preliminary and reconnaissance investigations of the Elaterite Basin and Teapot Rock bituminous sandstone occurrences. Six samples were analyzed for their bitumen content and seven sections were measured in the Teapot Rock area. Up to 200 feet of varying degrees of satur... |
| 507 |
 |
Recovering hydrocarbons from tar sand or heavy oil reservoirs | 1994-06-07 | hydrocarbon recovery; tar sand; heavy oil; underground tar sand reservoir; patent | Method of recovering fluids from an underground tar sand reservoir or heavy oil reservoir comprising (a) drilling and completing a first pair of wells and a second pair of wells, each pair comprising an injection well terminating in the reservoir and a production well terminating in the reservoir be... |
| 508 |
 |
Recovery and upgrading of oil from Utah tar sands | 1986-09-30 | Utah tar sands; bitumen upgrading; thermal recovery; fluidized bed retort; energy efficient heat pipe process; water-assisted separation of bitumen from ore | The University of Utah tar sands research and development program has progressed well in its second year of the current three-year contract. The program has advanced significantly toward its long-term objectives. The long-term objectives of this program remain the development of scientific and engin... |
| 509 |
 |
Recovery of heavy crude oil or tar sand oil or bitumen from underground formations | 1992-09-08 | heavy crude oil; tar sand oil; bitumen; oil recovery; patent; underground formations | Heavy crude oil or tar sand oil or bitumen is recovered from an underground formation containing the same by introducing into said formation via an injection well or conduit a hot alkaline aqueous fluid so as to bring about the movement or migration or stripping of said heavy crude oil or tar sand o... |
| 510 |
 |
Recovery of oil from Utah's tar sands | 1983-03-31 | Utah tar sands; bitumen cleaning; PRS-R tar sands; fluidized bed thermal recovery | This report covers the work accomplished at the University of Utah on Utah's tar sands during the period: October 1, 1979 to March 31, 1983. The work reported is a continuation of the program carried out over a period of years at the University. The primary effort of the work covered in this report ... |
| 511 |
 |
Recovery of bitumen from tar sand | 1981-02-10 | bitumen recovery; tar sand; patent | A process for recovering bitumen, or heavy petroleum, from admixture with sand and similar inorganic materials wherein said bitumen-sand mixture is mixed with an aqueous solution of an ammonium salt selected from ammonium sulfite, ammonium bisulfite and mixtures thereof to form a second mixture comp... |
| 512 |
 |
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... |
| 513 |
 |
Recovery of heavy crude oil or tar sand oil or bitumen from underground formations | 1989-07-11 | heavy crude oil; tar sand oil; bitumen; oil recovery; underground formations; patent; bitumen production | Heavy crude oil or tar sand oil or bitumen is recovered from an underground formation containing the same by introducing into said formation via an injection well or conduit a hot alkaline aqueous fluid so as to bring about the movement or migration or stripping of said heavy crude oil or tar sand o... |
| 514 |
 |
Recovery of oil from Utah's tar sands | 1979-11-30 | oil recovery; Utah tar sands; hot water recovery; thermal processing; synthetic fuel | This project is designed to develop necessary engineering data and technology for recovery of oil from Utah's tar sands. Progress reports for four major aspects of this project, namely Hot Water Recovery, Energy Recovery in Thermal Processing, Effect of Variables in Thermal Processing and Bitumen Pr... |
| 515 |
 |
Recovery and hydropyrolysis of oil from Utah's tar sands | 1984-12 | oil; Utah tar sand; oil recovery; oil hydropyrolysis; Hydropyrolysis; tar sand bitumen | During the past five years, new technology has been developed for fast flotation of Tar Sand with an air-sparged hydrocyclone. Conventional flotation in a stirred, aerated tank requires retention times on the order of minutes, whereas intrinsic bubble attachment times are on the order of millisecond... |
| 516 |
 |
Geologic characterization of Utah oil shale deposits | 2010-04-28 | oil shale development; geologic framework; lake evolution; oil shale; stratigraphic correlation | Why Geology? Economic prospectivity of oil shale development in the Uinta Basin relies heavily on establishing a solid geologic framework. Understanding lake evolution matters. |
| 517 |
 |
Quarterly Progress Report Phase 3: Clean and Secure Energy from Coal - April 1, 2011 to June 30, 2011 | 2011-06 | domestic coal resources; CO2 capture; stationary power generation; Oxycoal Simulation | The University of Utah is pursuing research to utilize the vast energy stored in our domestic coal resources and to do so in a manner that will capture CO2 from combustion from stationary power generation. The research is organized around the theme of validation and uncertainty quantification throug... |
| 518 |
 |
Quantitative methods for reservoir characterization and improved recovery: Application to heavy oil sands | 2001-10-30 | interwell reservoir heterogeneity; heavy oil sands; analytical property-distribution methods; reservoir simulation | Improved prediction of interwell reservoir heterogeneity is needed to increase productivity and to reduce recovery cost for California's heavy oil sands, which contain approximately 2.3 billion barrels of remaining reserves in the Temblor Formation and in other formations of the San Joaquin Valley. ... |
| 519 |
 |
Quarterly Progress Report Phase 3: Clean and Secure Energy from Coal - October 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011 | 2012-02-16 | domestic coal resources; CO2 capture; Oxy-Coal | The University of Utah is pursuing research to utilize the vast energy stored in our domestic coal resources and to do so in a manner that will capture CO2 from combustion from stationary power generation. The research is organized around the theme of validation and uncertainty quantification throug... |
| 520 |
 |
Quarterly Progress Report Phase 3: Clean and Secure Energy from Coal - July 1, 2012 to September 30, 2012 | 2012-10-01 | domestic coal resources; CO2 capture; ICSE; Oxy-Coal | The University of Utah is pursuing research to utilize the vast energy stored in our domestic coal resources and to do so in a manner that will capture CO2 from combustion from stationary power generation. The research is organized around the theme of validation and uncertainty quantification throug... |
| 521 |
 |
Quarterly Progress Report Phase 3: Clean and Secure Energy from Coal - July 1, 2011 to September 30, 2011 | 2011-09 | domestic coal resources; CO2 capture; OFC | The University of Utah is pursuing research to utilize the vast energy stored in our domestic coal resources and to do so in a manner that will capture CO2 from combustion from stationary power generation. The research is organized around the theme of validation and uncertainty quantification throug... |
| 522 |
 |
Quarterly Progress Report Phase 3: Clean and Secure Energy from Coal - April 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012 | 2012-07-01 | domestic coal resources; CO2 capture; stationary power generation; oxyfuel combustor (OFC) | The University of Utah is pursuing research to utilize the vast energy stored in our domestic coal resources and to do so in a manner that will capture CO2 from combustion from stationary power generation. The research is organized around the theme of validation and uncertainty quantification throug... |
| 523 |
 |
Quantitative methods for reservoir characterization and improved recovery: Application to heavy oil sands | 2002-05-15 | interwell reservoir heterogeneity; heavy oil sands; advanced analytical property-distribution methods | Improved prediction of interwell reservoir heterogeneity is needed to increase productivity and to reduce recovery cost for California's heavy oil sands, which contain approximately 2.3 billion barrels of remaining reserves in the Temblor Formation and in other formations of the San Joaquin Valley. ... |
| 524 |
 |
Quarterly Progress Report Phase 3: Clean and Secure Energy from Coal - October 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012 | 2013-01-01 | domestic coal resources; CO2 capture; Oxy-Coal; Gasification | The University of Utah is pursuing research to utilize the vast energy stored in our domestic coal resources and to do so in a manner that will capture CO2 from combustion from stationary power generation. The research is organized around the theme of validation and uncertainty quantification throug... |
| 525 |
 |
Quantitative methods for reservoir characterization and improved recovery: Application to heavy oil sands | 2000-10-24 | subsurface geological characteristics; petrophysical properties; measurement of permeability; reservoir characterization | Comparison and integration of data from field investigations in southern Utah with results from Coalinga Field in California is yielding a better understanding of the distributions of subsurface geological characteristics and petrophysical properties. A new minipermeameter probe was developed for me... |