Water use in Canada's oil sands industry: The facts

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE/APPEA Int. Conference on Health, Safety and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production 2012: Protecting People and the Environment - Evolving Challenges

Volumn 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 647-661

  Lunn, Stuart ^a  

^a Imperial Oil Resources ^*  (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; IN-SITU PRODUCTION; OIL SANDS INDUSTRY; OIL SANDS OPERATIONS; SALINE GROUNDWATER; SUSTAINABLE WATER; THERMAL EXTRACTION;

BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GROUNDWATER; INDUSTRY; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

OIL SANDS;

EID: 84875141628     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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