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151 U.S. tar sand oil forecasts (1985-1995)1979-11Domestic tar sands; Oil production forecast; United States; 1985-1995This Technical Report forecasts production of oil from domestic tar sands through 1995 under low, medium and high world oil price scenarios. It also includes background information such as the extent, nature, and location of tar sands in the United States, as well as the status of technology and a f...
152 Rates and mechanisms of oil shale pyrolysis: A chemical structure approach2014-11Green River oil shale; oil and natural gas technology; oil shale pyrolysis; chemical structure of oil shaleThree pristine Utah Green River oil shale samples were obtained and used for analysis by the combined research groups at the University of Utah and Brigham Young University. Oil shale samples were first demineralized and the separated kerogen and extracted bitumen samples were then studied by a host...
153 Oil shale heat-capacity relations and heats of pyrolysis and dehydration1987-05-06Green River shale; Enthalpy changes; Kerogen pyrolysis; Bound-water dehydration; Devonian shalesNew relations are developed for calculating enthalpy changes during heating, retorting, or cooling of raw, spent, or burned oil shales of various compositions. The relations describe the sensible heats of the minerals, kerogen, and char, and the reaction heats of kerogen pyrolysis and bound-water de...
154 Policy issues associated with using simulation to assess environmental impacts2014-11oil and natural gas technology; policy issues with using simulation; environmental impacts; simulation-based science; judicial assessments and models; environmental policymakingThis report examines the relationship between simulation-based science and judicial assessments of simulations or models supporting evaluations of environmental harms or risks, considering both how it exists currently and how it might be shaped in the future. This report considers the legal standard...
155 Water availability for development of major tar sands areas in Utah1979-05water availability; major tar sands area; development of tar sands; tar sands deposits; water requirements; water availabilityThe Sutron Corporation, under contract with Colorado State University, has conducted a study for the Laramie Energy Technology Center (LETC) to determine the availability of water for future extraction of viscous petroleum (bitumen) from the six major tar sands deposits in Utah. Specifically the are...
156 Clean and secure energy from domestic oil shale and oil sands resources: Quarterly progress report - Jul. 2013-Sept. 20132013domestic oil shale resources; domestic oil sands resources; utilization of oil shale and oil sands with CO2 management; liquid fuel 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 ...
157 Utah crude oils: Characteristics of 67 samples1971-07Utah crude oils; characteristics of crude oils; crude oils; oil productionAnalytical, geographical, and geological data on 67 samples of crude oils from Utah are presented, along with some correlations and interpretations. Most of the geologic formations that produce oil in other areas are also productive in Utah; and, as in many other locations, the Permian, Pennsylvania...
158 Utah energy developments: A summary of existing and proposed activity 1981-19901981-06energy developments; Utah energy developments; Utah Energy Information SystemThis 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...
159 Validation results for core-scale oil shale pyrolysis2015-02oil and natural gas technology; validation results; core-scale oil shale pyrolysis; in situ production of oil from oil shale; oil shale; pyrolysis of oil shaleThis report summarizes a study of oil shale pyrolysis at various scales and the subsequent development a model for in situ production of oil from oil shale. Oil shale from the Mahogany zone of the Green River formation was used in all experiments. Pyrolysis experiments were conducted at four scales,...
160 Utah Heavy Oil Program - Final Scientific/Technical Report - Project Period: June 21, 2006 to October 20, 20092010-01-31Utah heavy oil program; heavy oil; UHOP; developing heavy oil resources; oil sands resources; oil shale resourcesThe Utah Heavy Oil Program (UHOP) was established in June 2006 to provide multidisciplinary research support to federal and state constituents for addressing the wide‐ranging issues surrounding the creation of an industry for unconventional oil production in the United States. Additionally, UHOP w...
161 Western oil shale conversion using ROPE® process1989-12WRI; recycle oil pyrolysis and extraction; ROPE; liquid hydrocarbon products recovery; oil shale; tar sand; oil recoveryWestern Research Institute (WRI) is continuing to develop the Recycle Oil Pyrolysis and Extraction (ROPE®) process to recover liquid hydrocarbon products from oil shale, tar sand, and other solid hydrocarbonaceous materials. The process consists of three major stepss (1) pyrolyzing the hydrocarbona...
162 Toward a definition of tar sands1930-08-07defining tar sands; tar sands; Tar Sands Workshop; technical data concerning tar sands; heavy oil; quantitative standardsThis report summarizes information presented during the Tar Sands Workshop sponsored by the Department of Energy/Resource Applications (RA), Office of Oil and Natural Gas at the U.S. Geological Survey in Reston on August 7, 1980 . No definition suitable for RA's purposes currently exists that distin...
163 Trace metals in heavy crude oils and tar sand bitumens1990-11-28trace metals; heavy crude oils; tar sand bitumens; bulk metals levels; size behavior; ultra-trace metalsFe, Ni, and V are considered trace impurities in heavy crude oils and tar sand bitumens. These metals are important in the petroleum industry, particularly because they are deleterious to petroleum upgrading catalysts and present potential biomarkers and diagenesis indicators. In order to understand...
164 The extraction of bitumen from western oil sands1994-03bitumen extraction; western oil sands; oil sands; final report; oil sand recovery technologies; environmental impacts; health and safety proceduresThe information required for compliance with the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) has been documented in this section. This final report has been prepared to reflect the research and development activities performed under the cooperative agreement 89MC26268 between the University of Utah...
165 Utah geological and mineral survey report of investigation: The Hill Creek oil-impregnated sandstone deposit1985-09geological and mineral survey; Hill Creek deposit; oil-impregnated sandstoneThe Hill Creek oil-impregnated sandstone deposit is located on the rugged, southern flank of the Uinta Basin, in Uintah County, Utah. It lies westward of the P.R. Springs oil-impregnated sandstone deposit, being separated by the Willow Creek drainage system. It also lies eastward of the Sunnyside oi...
166 Overburden map and thickness determinations, Sunnyside oil-impregnated sandstone deposit, Carbon and Duchesne Counties, Utah1986Oil-impregnated sandstone; Sunnyside deposits; Carbon County; Duchesne County; UtahThis investigation into the overburden and oil-impregnated sandstone thicknesses within the Sunnyside deposits, Carbon and Duchesne Counties, Utah is done under Contract No. YA-553-CT0-1059 between the Utah Geological and Mineral Survey and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
167 The extraction of bitumen from western oil sands: Volume 11997-11-26oil sand research and development; bitumen surface tension; Utah bitumensThe Oil Sand Research and Development Group at the University of Utah revised and updated the environmental assessment of the impact of projected program-related activities for the 1994-1996 contract period in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act.
168 Organic and pyritic sulfur determination in oil shale1983-03-01H2S; Pyritic sulfur; Oil shale; Kentucky; Ohio; Colorado; Utah; Wyoming; Oil shale deposits; SulfurSulfur forms in oil shale are defined according to their reduction rates to H2S in the presence of hydrogen-donor solvents. A linear increase in temperature with time is applied to a reaction system of oil shale and hydrogen-donor solvents. The different temperatures at which H2S is detected corresp...
169 The synthetic liquid fuel potential of Utah1951-10-15synthetic liquid fuel potential; oil-impregnated stripable deposits; oil saturationOil-impregnated stripable deposits are known in Carbon, Grand, and Uinta Counties in the Uinta Basin, in the northeastern part of the State (Exhibit No. D-l). Many of the deposits are narrow veins too small to be important, but larger deposits of bituminous sand and oil-saturated sandstones are foun...
170 Tongues of the Green River and Uinta Formations in the Piceane Creek Basin1982Green River formations; Uinta formations; oil shale; thick zonesLake Uinta achieved its maximum extent durinq the deposition of the Mahogany bed, the richest oilshale unit in the Mahogany zone. Filling of the lake with stream-borne debris began immediately after deposition of the Mahogany bed. The lake gradually constricted from about 20,000 square miles in area...
171 The extraction of bitumen from western oil sands: Volume 21997-11-26bitumen extraction; western oil sands; oil sands; synthetic fuels; natural bitumen; thermally-coupled fluidized-bed tar sands extraction processIn these days of plentiful fuel supplies, synthetic fuels are not in demand; but with the current rate of consumption of oil the importance of synthetic fuels will only increase. The United States currently imports 50% of its transportation fuel and such a dependence could be potentially dangerous, ...
172 The extraction of bitumen from western oil sandsOil Sand Research and Development program; oil sand; bitumen; PR Spring oil sand deposit; bitumen extractionThe information required for compliance with the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) has been documented in this section. This final report has been prepared to reflect the research and development activities performed under the cooperative agreement 89MC26268 between the University of Utah...
173 The extraction of bitumen from western oil sands1993-07bitumen extraction; western oil sands; oil sands; bitumen recoveryTasks are referenced to Part II - Statement of Cooperative Agreement Objectives of contract noted above. This report cites Task number followed by brief restatement of each Task as stipulated in the contract, followed by Action this Quarter.
174 The production of oil from Intermountain West tar sands deposits1976-03tar sand deposits; oil; tar sands; crude oil; hydrocarbons in tar sands; surface miningsSix tar sand deposits in the Intermountain West, each containing more than one billion barrels of oil in place, are identified. All of these deposits are in eastern Utah and contain a total of twenty-eight billion barrels of oil. The names of the six deposits arranged in descending order of desirabi...
175 The disposition of sulfur during the oxidation and subsequent leaching of retorted oil shale1982-03sulfur; oxidation of oil shale; leaching of retorted oil shale; retorted oil shale; oil shale; charThe char and iron sulfides in retorted oil shale were oxidized at temperatures from 350 to 800°C. At temperatures above approximately 550°C, sulfur was retained by the shale as water-soluble sulfates, whereas oxidation at temperatures between 400 and 500°C resulted in a loss of as much as 22% of ...
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