Tar sands. (FL-74-56)

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1974

OSTI ID:7108980

Camp, F W

In terms of in-place deposits, tar sands are a relatively small hydrocarbon resource. Though ''small'' by comparison with coal and shale, tar sands have been commercially processed since 1968, and a second plant is now under construction. Many processes have been proposed to extract the bitumen from tar sands. These include both in-situ methods, and processing of mined tar sands. Bitumen, when extracted from the ore, resembles conventional heavy crudes and residua. It can be processed by conventional upgrading and refining processes. Tar sand ventures publicly announced to date are all in the Athabasca deposit of northern Alberta, Canada. Synthetic crude oil production capacity, announced for completion by the early '80's, is over 500,000 B/D.

• Research Organization: Sun Oil Co., Marcus Hook, PA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7108980
• Report Number(s): CONF-741146-5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040000* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands
BITUMENS
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECONOMICS
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
OIL SAND DEPOSITS
OIL SANDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
RECOVERY
RESERVES
RESOURCES
REVIEWS
TAR