Wabasco oil sands

  1. Bituminous sands of Canada


Wabasco oil sands
Country  Canada
Region Alberta
Offshore/onshore Onshore, unconventional

The Wabasco oil sands are the fourth largest deposit of oil sands (also known as tar sands) located in Alberta, Canada.[1][2][3] The Wabasca deposit is located southwest of the larger Athabasca oil sands deposit.

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References

  1. ↑ Bruce Biossat (1973-11-23). "An oil-hungry world eyes Alberta's sand". Rome News-Tribune. http://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=bJ4xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=20MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2414,3655169&dq=cold-lake+oil-sand+. Retrieved 2010-06-22. "Great as is the Athabasca spread, where real scientific exploration began just 60 years ago, it's not the full story. Alberta hold three other oil sands deposits -- Wabasca just southwest of Athabasca, Cold Lake to the south, Peace River to the west."
  2. ↑ "Premium Petroleum Corp. Increases Lands Position to 11,520 Acres". Premium Petroleum Corp. 2007-09-19. http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Premium-Petroleum-Corp-Increases-Lands-Position-to-11520-Acres-PINK-SHEETS-PPTL-771517.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-22. "According to the Petroleum Economist: "Although tar sands occur in more than 70 countries, the bulk is found in Canada in four regions: Athabasca, Wabasca, Cold Lake, and Peace River; together covering an area of some 77,000 km2."
  3. ↑ O.P. Strausz. "The Chemistry of the Alberta Oil Sand Bitumen". University of Alberta. http://www.anl.gov/PCS/acsfuel/preprint%20archive/Files/22_3_MONTREAL_06-77_0171.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-22.


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