NEW ELECTRICAL HEATING OIL EXTRACTION PROCESS DEVELOPED IN ALBERTA
October 1st, 2008
BY MONICA DOBIE
RESEARCHERS from the University of Alberta's School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering, Canada, have developed an electrical heating process to help draw oil from untapped deposits that are small or difficult to reach. The scientists say this is more economically and environmentally sound than current extraction processes using steam assisted gravity drainage.
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RESEARCHERS from the University of Alberta's School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering, Canada, have developed an electrical heating process to help draw oil from untapped deposits that are small or difficult to reach. The scientists say this is more economically and environmentally sound than current extraction processes using steam assisted gravity drainage.
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