In the oil sands, crude oil extraction and recovery is done using one of two main methods, mining or in situ. Learn more about these petroleum extraction methods and when they are used. The Peace River oil sands deposits are the smallest in the province. The largest, the Athabasca oil sands, are located to the east, the second largest the, Cold Lake oil sands deposit is south of Athabaska and the Wabasco oil sands are south of Athabaska and usually linked to it.

However, 80% of tar sands deposits are accessible only by in situ, whose production rates are expected to surpass mining by 2017.7. Surface Mining Method. Mining and certain in situ operations, such as SAGD, each use large volumes of water for extracting bitumen from the oil sands. Between 2 to 4.5 barrels of water   mining techniques, and over half could be recovered by in-situ methods. The recoverable oil from the Athabasca oil sands is sufficient to supply Canada's. Oil sands are a naturally occurring mixture of heavy oil — called bitumen — water and sand. Producers use mining or in-situ extraction methods to recover  In-situ recovery methods are used in the Cold Lake, south Athabasca and Peace River deposits. Government Framework. • The oil sands mineral rights in  2 May 2017 One of the most commonly used methods to evaluate energy efficiency is This paper focuses on EROI analysis for both in situ oil sands and 

31 Jul 2012 Definition Oil sands are bitumen deposits which naturally occurred from While the in-situ oil recovery uses different techniques such as the 

Mining and certain in situ operations, such as SAGD, each use large volumes of water for extracting bitumen from the oil sands. Between 2 to 4.5 barrels of water   mining techniques, and over half could be recovered by in-situ methods. The recoverable oil from the Athabasca oil sands is sufficient to supply Canada's. Oil sands are a naturally occurring mixture of heavy oil — called bitumen — water and sand. Producers use mining or in-situ extraction methods to recover  In-situ recovery methods are used in the Cold Lake, south Athabasca and Peace River deposits. Government Framework. • The oil sands mineral rights in  2 May 2017 One of the most commonly used methods to evaluate energy efficiency is This paper focuses on EROI analysis for both in situ oil sands and  13 Jul 2017 Figure 1 shows 2014-2016 per barrel operating cost developments by extraction method and currency. In situ and mining operations saw opex 

An in-situ processing plant is generally much smaller and simpler than an oil sands mining facility. However, bitumen can only be extracted in-situ if the oil sands deposit is deep below the surface. Most in-situ deposits lie at least 200 meters below grade.

29 Dec 2009 Oil sands production by both mining and in situ methods will increase rapidly, with projected output ranging from 2.0 to 2.9 million barrels per 

In-situ Thermal Processes. About 80 percent of the recoverable oil sands deposits are too deep for surface mining and are recovered using drilling techniques 

This chapter focuses on the in situ recovery of oil from oil sands. The first factor to be considered prior to developing an in situ recovery technique for tar sands is  Suncor's Oil Sands plant, located north of Fort McMurray, Alberta. from in-situ methods compared with 19m for integrated projects, a barrel of oil is equivalent  surface mining, and 90% must be recovered by in situ methods. Early work at LETC included physical and chemical characterizations of Utah tar sand. Tar sand 

11 Oct 2005 in-situ methods, however, most of the bitumen is separated from the oil sands underground by thermal means. The bitumen is then pumped to.

13 Jul 2017 Figure 1 shows 2014-2016 per barrel operating cost developments by extraction method and currency. In situ and mining operations saw opex  24 Jan 2017 Giant dump trucks haul raw oil sands in Alberta, Canada. details about in situ extraction, which is different from the mining method and makes  There are two ways to recover oil sands: mining or in-situ. The method used depends on the depth of the resource. Most of the oil sands projects today and  Hence they must be recovered with in situ methods. (In situ is Latin for "in place.") . In situ techniques remove oil from oil sands without removing the sand from  20 Aug 2019 The process can extract hydrogen from existing oil sands reservoirs, Gases, coke and heavier hydrocarbons are oxidized in place (in-situ  12 Feb 2019 In-situ combustion is the oldest of all the thermal enhanced oil recovery (EOR) have deemed it an unsuitable method for oil recovery because of the by the Alberta Oil Sands Technology and Research Authority (AOSTRA). 2 Aug 2014 About 80 % of the oil sands resources need to be extracted with in situ methods [ 1], among which the most used is the steam assisted gravity 

mining techniques, and over half could be recovered by in-situ methods. The recoverable oil from the Athabasca oil sands is sufficient to supply Canada's. Oil sands are a naturally occurring mixture of heavy oil — called bitumen — water and sand. Producers use mining or in-situ extraction methods to recover  In-situ recovery methods are used in the Cold Lake, south Athabasca and Peace River deposits. Government Framework. • The oil sands mineral rights in  2 May 2017 One of the most commonly used methods to evaluate energy efficiency is This paper focuses on EROI analysis for both in situ oil sands and  13 Jul 2017 Figure 1 shows 2014-2016 per barrel operating cost developments by extraction method and currency. In situ and mining operations saw opex