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CRUDE SAND [5 records]

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Record 1 2019-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction Materials
CONT

Hot mix asphalt(HMA) is a combination of approximately 95% stone, sand, or gravel bound together by asphalt cement, a product of crude oil. Asphalt cement is heated aggregate, combined, and mixed with the aggregate at an HMA facility.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de constr. (Voies de circulation)

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Refining
  • Water Pollution
DEF

Water which, after having been in contact with petroleum products, is recovered during the refining process. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

CONT

Process water, includes seawater(and occasionally freshwater) and produced water. Seawater is injected into a formation to pressurize the reservoir and force the oil toward the oil production wells. Gelled water is seawater and freshwater that is mixed with a gelling substance to increase the viscosity of the fluid for a number of purposes. Seawater is also used to maintain the existing wells or to detect leaks in pipelines. Produced water is the water mixture consisting of oil, gas, and sand that is pumped from oil production wells. The percentage of crude oil occurring in process water can vary somewhat based on the source of the spill.

CONT

Complete purification plant for the treatment of oily and process water.

OBS

process water: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Raffinage du pétrole
  • Pollution de l'eau
DEF

Eau qui, dans une raffinerie de pétrole, a été recueillie au cours de la fabrication des produits après avoir été en contact avec ceux-ci. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

CONT

Traitement d'eaux phénolées de procédé [...] Au premier plan, les bassins d'épuration biologique.

OBS

eau de traitement; eau de procédé : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Refinación del petróleo
  • Contaminación del agua
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Record 3 2002-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

An operation designed to loosen or break up tight formations which contain oil or gas, thus causing such formations to have more permeability and greater production.

OBS

This operation involved the injection of a mixture or blend of crude oil and sand into the producing formation under high pressure by means of pressure pumps, followed by injections of rubberized nylon balls to seal off the fractured formation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
DEF

Fracturation hydraulique utilisant de l'huile brute comme fluide de fracturation et du sable comme agent de soutènement de la fracture créée.

Spanish

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Record 4 1991-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Petroleum Asphalts
OBS

10030, 107th St, Edmonton T5J 3E5... Operations : A project to extract synthetic crude oil from the Athabasca oil sands in Alta; located near Fort McMurray, construction began 1973 & came on stream July 31, 1978 at cost of $2. 3 billion. Consists of one of the largest open pit mines in the world(25 km area), with capacity to prod 92 million tonnes oil sand per year.

Key term(s)
  • Syncrude

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Bitumes
OBS

Renseignement obtenu de l'organisme.

Key term(s)
  • Syncrude Canada

Spanish

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Record 5 1985-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Industrial Operations
  • Oil and Natural Gas Extraction
CONT

The basic physical tasks necessary to bring a surface mining project to fruition are as follows : 1. overburden removal... 2. excavation or mining of the oil sand 3. transportation of the oil sand to the extraction plant 4. extraction of the bitumen 5. bitumen upgrading to synthetic crude 6. tailings handling 7. land reclamation.

CONT

Conveyors carry the oil sand to the extraction plant where a hot-water process separates the bitumen from the sand.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'exploitation industrielle
  • Extraction du pétrole et du gaz naturel
CONT

[...] travaux matériels fondamentaux [...] pour réaliser un projet d'exploitation minière à ciel ouvert. 1.Enlèvement des morts-terrains 2. Excavation ou exploitation minière du sable pétrolifère 3. Transport du sable pétrolifère à l'usine d'extraction 4. Extraction du bitume 5. Valorisation du bitume en brut synthétique 6. Élimination des résidus 7. Remise en état du terrain.

Spanish

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