Heavy oil recovery in the Alberta Oil sands

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1976 · Eng. J. (N.Y.); (United States)

OSTI ID:7221210

McIntyre, H

A $200,000,000 top-priority, industry/government venture in development of Alberta's underground tar sands resources is to start by mid-1976, involving the Alberta Oil Sands Technology and Research Authority, established in mid-1975 and custodian of $100,000,000 in provincial research and development funding to be put up on a 50-50 basis to the most promising industry field experimental schemes for in-situ tar sands development. By the Nov. 1975 deadline, 21 proposals from seven integrated oil companies, one consortium, seven nonintegrated oil companies, and five individuals were received. The total initial bitumen in place is estimated by Alberta's Energy Conservation Board at 919 billion bbl, of which only 74 billion exists at surface mining depths, i.e., with less than 150 ft of overburden. The remaining 845 billion bbl must be tapped by drilling.

• OSTI ID: 7221210
• Journal Information: Eng. J. (N.Y.); (United States), Journal Name: Eng. J. (N.Y.); (United States) Vol. 59:1; ISSN EJASA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040401* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- In Situ Methods
True & Modified
ALBERTA
ATHABASCA DEPOSIT
BITUMENS
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CANADA
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
IN-SITU PROCESSING
NORTH AMERICA
OIL SAND DEPOSITS
OIL SANDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PROCESSING
RESERVES
RESOURCES
TAR