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BITUMINOUS SANDS [10 records]

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Record 1 2016-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Deposits
  • Petroleum Asphalts
  • Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
DEF

asphaltic sands; bituminous sands; oil sands; tar sands :Sands impregnated with bitumen which can be extracted by a solvent. [Definition standardized by ISO. ]

OBS

oil sand; bituminou sand; tar sand; asphaltic sand; bituminous oil sand; petroleum tar sand: terms generally used in the plural.

OBS

asphaltic sands; bituminous sands; oil sands; tar sands : terms standardized by ISO.

OBS

oil sand: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the National Inventory Report.

OBS

tar sands: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

Key term(s)
  • oil sands
  • bituminous sands
  • tar sands
  • asphaltic sands
  • bituminous oil sands
  • petroleum tar sands

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gisements pétrolifères
  • Bitumes
  • Pétroles bruts et dérivés
DEF

sables bitumineux : Sables imprégnés de bitume qui peuvent être extraits par un solvant. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

sable bitumineux; sable pétrolifère; sable asphaltique : termes habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

OBS

sables bitumineux : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

sable bitumineux : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre du Rapport d'inventaire national.

OBS

sables asphaltiques : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Key term(s)
  • sables bitumineux
  • sables pétrolifères
  • sables asphaltiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Yacimientos petrolíferos
  • Asfaltos de petróleo
  • Petróleo bruto y derivados
DEF

arenas bituminosas: Arenas [que son una] combinación de arcilla, arena, agua y bitumen.

OBS

[Arenas] impregnadas de hidrocarburos pesados que han sido oxidados.

OBS

arena bituminosa: término utilizado generalmente en plural.

Key term(s)
  • arenas bituminosas
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Record 2 2004-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Industrial Operations
  • Oil Refining
CONT

Great Canadian Oil Sands Limited(GCOS). This company is presently operating a mining extraction and upgrading facility on Bituminous Sands Lease 86.... In 1975 production rates have averaged 43, 000 barrels of synthetic crude oil per day.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'exploitation industrielle
  • Raffinage du pétrole
CONT

Les développements du procédé TOSCO ont permis la réalisation d'une installation de 1000 t/j en 1965-67. [...] L'usine de traitement du schiste se trouve à Parachute Creek dans le Colorado. [...] Le procédé Tosco permet une récupération élevée et de grands débits pour des unités d'un encombrement relativement faible.

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Deposits
  • Petroleum Asphalts
CONT

The enormous oil-sand resources of the Athabasca, Peace River, Wabasca and Buffalo Head Hills deposits (referred to generally herein as Athabasca-type oil sands) contain bitumen that is generally solid unless heated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gisements pétrolifères
  • Bitumes

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
CONT

AOSTRA-Taciuk process. A thermal desorption process was developed in the 1970s... The process was originally designed to extract oil from bituminous sands in the Canadian west. When petroleum prices fell, the technology was applied to treatment of soil, sediment and other hazardous waste.

OBS

Alternate heat process.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
CONT

Procédé AOSTRA-Taciuk. Durant les années 1970, un procédé de désorption thermique a été développé [...] pour extraire les huiles des sables bitumineux dans l'Ouest canadien. Avec la chute des prix du pétrole, la technologie est maintenant appliquée au traitement des sols, des sédiments et autres déchets dangereux.

OBS

Procédé thermique alternatif.

Spanish

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Record 5 2001-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bitumen and Bituminous Shales
  • Petroleum Deposits
  • Petroleum Asphalts
CONT

... bituminous oil sand deposits of Athabasca, Peace River, Buffalo Head Hills and Wabasca.

CONT

Thus far, no commercial-scale proposals have been advanced applying in situ methods to Athabasca-type bituminous sands deposits.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation des schistes bitumineux
  • Gisements pétrolifères
  • Bitumes

Spanish

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Record 6 2001-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
OBS

Source: Income Tax Regulations, S. 1206(1).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
OBS

Source : Règlements de l'impôt sur le revenu, art. 1206(1).

Spanish

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Record 7 1999-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bitumen and Bituminous Shales
  • Petroleum Asphalts
OBS

Outside Canada the term "oil sands" generally refers to buried sandstone acting as an oil reservoir.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation des schistes bitumineux
  • Bitumes
OBS

Les grès et sables asphaltiques commencent à être exploités par séparation ou distillation de l'asphalte (ceux du Canada contiennent de 150 à 200 milliards de tonnes de bitume [...]

OBS

L'extraction des hydrocarbures des roches bitumineuses fournit une huile comparable au pétrole brut [...] Les réserves connues sont considérables, mais leur exploitation n'a été entreprise [...] que dans quelques usines expérimentales.

Spanish

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Record 8 1991-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Scientific Research
OBS

Organization funded by the Alberta Government to explore the possibilities of applying in situ methods in view of extracting oil from Athabasca-type bituminous sands deposits.

Key term(s)
  • In Situ Research and Engineering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Recherche scientifique
Key term(s)
  • In Situ Research and Engineering

Spanish

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Record 9 1985-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Production
CONT

Thus far, no commercial-scale proposals have been advanced applying in situ methods to Athabasca-type bituminous sands deposits. However as the vast bulk of oil-sands deposits appear to be accessible only through in situ methods, there is an obvious need to upgrade our knowledge of this technology.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production pétrolière

Spanish

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Record 10 1985-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geographical Names
  • Black Products (Petroleum)
CONT

... the Athabasca-type bituminous oil sands, the Cold Lake heavy oil and the Lloydminster-type heavy oil are generically and geologically similar...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms géographiques
  • Produits noirs (Pétrole)

Spanish

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