OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) · 1981 · 51 citations · 0 references
EngineeringEarth SciencesGeologyEnergy EconomicsHeavy Oil RecoveryPetroleum GeologyHeavy Oil GeologyHeavy Oil Reservoir CharacterizationHeavy Oil ReservoirsHeavy Oil UpgradingOil EconomicsPetroleum GeochemistryComparative Resource EvaluationCrude Oil CharacterizationEnvironmental Impacts Of Heavy Oil RecoveryHeavy Mineral SandsHeavy Oil AccumulationHeavy Oil Resource EvaluationOil Production EconomicsReservoir Geology Of Heavy Oil
The 106 papers which were presented at the First International Conference on the Future of Heavy Crude and Tar Sands, held in Edmonton, Alberta are incorporated in this volume. They are grouped under the following sections: (1) role of heavy crude oils and tar sands in world energy; (2) major known occurrences; (3) chemistry and geochemistry; (4) geology; (5) resource evaluation techniques; (6) production research and pilot projects; (7) current production; (8) upgrading and refining; (9) transportation; (10) environmental research; (11) economics; (12) technological problems; (13) institutional factors; and (14) bibliography. All papers have been abstracted and indexed. (ATT)