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OIL SANDS
Reservoir/
Bitumen Properties
TABLE 1
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RICHEST TAR SAND DEPOSITS IN THE U.S.
Resource In-Place (million bbls)
Avg. Richness (bbls of bitu
men/acre-foot)
Depth (feet)
Viscosity (cp)
Gravity (API)
Recovery Option
1,900 1,110 4,370 6,100 1,730
1,070 1,394 860 953 1,235
400-3,500 2,160-3,500 0-300 0-500 50-400
47,000 15,000 +
400,000-
1,000.000
100,000
9.6 6 9 8 (-7)-2
in situ in situ surface surface surface
TABLE 2
RECOVERABLE TAR SAND RESOURCES IN THE U.S.
Crude Oil Price Surface Minina
mining and mining and mining and
in situ in situ in situ
Total
fcl985/Bbh Liauid Fuel Asohalt Steam Soak Liauid Fuel Asohalt
20 1.1 0.4 0.4 1.5
25 0.4 1.4 0.5 0.9 1.9
30 0.9 2.0 0.6 1.5 2.6
35 1.4 2.1 0.8 2.2 2.9
40 1.6 4.2 0.8 2.4 5.0
45 2.1 4.3 0.8 2.9 5.1
50 4.2 4.3 0.9 5.1 5.2
Total (Technically
Recoverable Target) 4.9 4.9 1.0 5.9 5.9
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THE SYNTHETIC FUELS REPORT, JANUARY 1995