Oil sands definition

Oil sands means impregnated bituminous sands that:
Oil sands means the grains of sand covered by a thin layer of water and coated by heavy oil, or bitumen.
Oil sands means deposits of sand, sandstone, carbonate or other mineral material containing bitumen.

Examples of Oil sands in a sentence

  • Oil sands are considered economic to recover (mineable ore zones) when consistently greater than three (3) metres thick and greater than seven (7) percent bitumen by weight.

  • Oil sands accounted for 51.9% of production, exceeding conventional sources for the first time.

  • Oil sands shall mean the bitumen bearing sands and associated shales of the M▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Formation, underlying the Overburden and typically overlying the Upper Devonian carbonates (limestone) of the Waterways Formation.

  • Furthermore, Agreement on this letter of Understanding is specifically without prejudice to the Union’s position on the interpretation of the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ and the “Travel Allowance” specified in the Twelve-Hour Shift Agreement for the Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Oil sands Operations ▇▇▇ in the 2012-2013 Collective Agreement.

  • Biosurfactants, BioTiger™, hexanamide, hexanoic acid, phenanthrene, mature fine tailings Oil sands are deposits of sand, clay, water and bitumen, and their processing produces wastewater that is toxic to wildlife and ecosystems (Alberta Government, n.d; ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇; ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ et al., 2013).


More Definitions of Oil sands

Oil sands or “oil sands” means sands and other clastic rock materials which contain bitumen and include all other mineral substances in association therewith;
Oil sands means sands that are naturally occurring mixtures of sand or clay, water and an extremely dense and viscous form of petroleum called bitumen. They are found in large amounts in many countries throughout the world, but are found in extremely large quantities in Canada and Venezuela.
Oil sands means impregnated bituminous sands that: 1360 (a) contain a heavy, thick form of petroleum that is released when heated, mixed with 1361 other hydrocarbons, or otherwise treated; 1362 (b) yield mixtures of liquid hydrocarbon; and 1363 (c) require further processing other than mechanical blending before becoming finished 1364 petroleum products. 1365 (82) "Oil shale" means a group of fine black to dark brown shales containing kerogen 1366 material that yields petroleum upon heating and distillation. 1367 (83) "Optional computer software maintenance contract" means a computer software 1368 maintenance contract that a customer is not obligated to purchase as a condition to the retail 1369 sale of computer software. 1370 (84) (a) "Other fuels" means products that burn independently to produce heat or 1371 energy. 1372 (b) "Other fuels" includes oxygen when it is used in the manufacturing of tangible 1373 personal property. 1374 (85) (a) "Paging service" means a telecommunications service that provides 1375 transmission of a coded radio signal for the purpose of activating a specific pager. 1376 (b) For purposes of Subsection (85)(a), the transmission of a coded radio signal 1377 includes a transmission by message or sound. 1378 (86) "Pawnbroker" means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-32a-102. 1379 (87) "Pawn transaction" means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-32a-102. 1380 (88) (a) "Permanently attached to real property" means that for tangible personal 1381 property attached to real property: 1382 (i) the attachment of the tangible personal property to the real property: 1383 (A) is essential to the use of the tangible personal property; and 1384 (B) suggests that the tangible personal property will remain attached to the real 1385 property in the same place over the useful life of the tangible personal property; or 1386 (ii) if the tangible personal property is detached from the real property, the detachment 1387 would: 1388 (A) cause substantial damage to the tangible personal property; or 1389 (B) require substantial alteration or repair of the real property to which the tangible
Oil sands means the Oil Sands operating segment, with a core focus on the exploration and development of the BlackGold oil sands property acquired from KNOC on August 6, 2010.
Oil sands means (i) sands and other rock materials containing Crude Bitumen, (ii) the Crude Bitumen contained in those sands and other rock materials, and (iii) any other mineral substances, other than natural gas, in association with that Crude Bitumen or those sands and other rock materials;
Oil sands means sands and other mineral material containing crude bitumen.
Oil sands means the oil sands operating segment, with a core focus on the exploration and development of the BlackGold oil sands assets acquired from KNOC on August 6, 2010. See note 6 of the audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2019, which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com for more information.