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oil sand — noun : a porous sandstone from which petroleum is obtained by drilled wells * * * Geol. a sand or sandstone containing oil or tarry residue in the pore spaces. [1880 85, Amer.] * * * oil sand noun 1. Sand or sandstone occurring naturally… … Useful english dictionary
oil sand — bitumingasis smėlis statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Bitumo prisigėręs smiltainis arba akyta karbonatinė uoliena. atitikmenys: angl. asphaltic sand; bituminous sand; oil sand; tar sand rus. битуминозный песок; нефтеносный песок … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
oil sand — noun A relatively loose sandstone, or porous carbonate rock, impregnated with bitumen. Syn: bituminous sand, tar sand … Wiktionary
oil sand — noun a deposit of loose sand or partially consolidated sandstone containing bitumen … English new terms dictionary
Oil Sands — Sand and rock material which contains crude bitumen (a heavy, viscous form of crude oil). Oil sands are found primarily in the Athabasca region of northern Alberta, Canada, and in areas of Venezuela. Bitumen is extracted and processed using two… … Investment dictionary
Oil sands — The Athabasca oil sands in Alberta, Canada, are a very large source of bitumen, which can be upgraded to synthetic crude oil. Bituminous sands, colloquially known as oil sands or tar sands, are a type of unconventional petroleum deposit. The… … Wikipedia
oil — n. & v. n. 1 any of various thick, viscous, usu. inflammable liquids insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents (see also essential oil, fixed oil, mineral oil, volatile oil). 2 US petroleum. 3 (in comb.) using oil as fuel (oil heater). 4 … Useful english dictionary
Oil megaprojects (2012) — This page summarizes projects that propose to bring more than 20,000 barrels per day (3,200 m3/d) of new liquid fuel capacity to market with the first production of fuel beginning in 2012. This is part of the Wikipedia summary of Oil… … Wikipedia
Sand casting — Sand casting, also known as sand molded casting, is a metal casting process characterized by using sand as the mold material. It is relatively cheap and sufficiently refractory even for steel foundry use. A suitable bonding agent (usually clay)… … Wikipedia
Oil Creek State Park — Pennsylvania State Park Natural Monument (IUCN III) … Wikipedia
