Heavy oil resources of the United States / by B.L. Crysdale and C.J. Schenk.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Crysdale, Bonnie L., author.

Schenk, C. J., author.

Contributor:

Geological Survey (U.S.), issuing body.

Series:

U.S. Geological Survey bulletin ; 1885.

U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin ; 1885

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oil fields--United States--States.

Oil fields.

Oil fields--U.S. states.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iii, 127 pages, 1 page of plates) : map.

Distribution:

[Washington, D.C.] : United States Government Printing Office

Place of Publication:

[Reston, Va.] : Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1990.

Summary:

The purpose of this report is to provide a comprehensive analysis of domestic heavy oil resources. Toward this end, the authors have constructed a comprehensive, systematically organized database of the general characteristics of the significant heavy oil fields in the contiguous 48 states, and then used this database to describe domestic in-place heavy oil resources and to analyze their recovery and production potential, considering both technical and economic factors. Section II describes the database. Section III discusses the geographic and geologic distribution of heavy in-place oil resources in the contiguous 48 states, the gross reservoir and fluid characteristics of these resources, and previous cumulative production and current reserves of heavy oil. Section IV analyzes the technology and economics of domestic heavy oil recovery. Section V presents three scenarios for domestic heavy oil production in the year 2000.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed August 20, 2014).

Chiefly tables.

Also available online in PDF format from the U.S. Geological Survey Warehouse (http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/).

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Print version: Crysdale, Bonnie L. Heavy oil resources of the United States

OCLC:

889600294