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About 10% of the world's Oil reserves are located in the Alberta Oil Sands. These deposits are estimated to hold almost 2 trillion barrels of Oil, but less than 10% (about 165 billion barrels) can economically be recovered with current technology. Over 96% of Canada's total Oil reserves are contained in the Oil Sands.
Oil Sands are a loose Sand deposit which contain a very viscous form of Petroleum known as Bitumen. Oil Sands are actually found all over the world, and are sometimes referred to as Tar Sands (incorrectly) or Bituminous Sands.
A typical Oil Sands deposit in Alberta contains on average about 10% Bitumen, 5% Water and 85% Solids, mostly in the form of coarse Silica Sand. Oil Sands also contain fine solids and clays, typically in the range of 10 to 30% by weight.
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Braun (Sysadmin), Uwe - Last Update
- 10/31/2022 5:18 PM
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- 10/31/2022 8:36 AM
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