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Title: U.S. Tar Sand Resources Surface Processing Schemes And Texas Gass Pilot Plant
Author: Paul A. Fedde
Source: American Gas Association 1984
Year Published: 1984
Abstract: Tar sand deposits in the U.S. have acquired new stature since a Lewin & Associates, Inc., report, prepared for the Interstate Oil Compact Commission, estimates in-place reserves to be 53.7 billion barrels. For comparison, total U.S. petroleum usage in 1983 was 5.5 billion barrels. The cost of extracting oil from U.S. tar sands is somewhat higher than the current price of crude oil, but the magnitude of the resource argues that the national interest is served by developing both in situ and surface extraction technology that can be called upon to produce tar sand oil in the future. Five states -Utah, Texas, California, Kentucky, and Alabama - have most of the nations 21.6 billion barrels of proved reserves. Alaska contains an additional 10 billion barrels of probable reserves. Table I shows how U.S. tar sand reserves compare to those of other fossil fuels.

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