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Groundwater Protection, Part 1

June 28, 2014 By Sheree

Aquifers of north Alabama map

This is the first in a series of posts where I will look at issues related to the protection of Alabama’s groundwater and how our aquifers and surface springs will likely be impacted by surface mining, quarrying, or similar extractive techniques. The Basic Question: How Will Groundwater Be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Geology, Water Protection Tagged With: ADEM, Alabama Environmental Protection, Alabama Geology, Groundwater, Hartselle Sandstone, PR Springs Utah, Regulation, Surface Water, Water Contamination

How will Alabama’s oil sands be mined and processed?

May 29, 2014 By Sheree

Wyoming oil sands mining project

“Developing” the Hartselle sandstone formation in Alabama will be a multi-step process that involves mining or in situ extraction, then processing to separate the bitumen. When the bitumen is extracted from the sand and clay, the bitumen is processed into heavy crude oil, which is then transported … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Geology, Oil Sands Mining & Processing, Updates - General Tagged With: Alabama Oil Sands, Alabama Tar Sands, Bitumen, Hartselle Sandstone, MS Industries II LLC

Fact Sheet #1: What Are Tar Sands?

April 9, 2014 By Sheree

This Fact Sheet was prepared for the public meeting at Hatton Elementary School (Lawrence County, Alabama), March 17, 2013. Save Our Shoals - Fact Sheet #1 by Sheree Martin … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Geology

Bitumen Basics: Alabama Edition

March 23, 2014 By Sheree

Centre for Energy Bitumen Drilling Processes

Bitumen is the scientific name for the heavy oil in what is known as oil sands or, more colloquially as, tar sands. As Dr. Jim Lacefield has shared at recent public presentations in Florence and Hatton, the presence of oil sands in Alabama has been known for centuries. According to Dr. Lacefield, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Geology Tagged With: Alabama Geology, Alabama Oil Sands, Alabama Tar Sands, Bitumen, Cycling Steam Stimulation, Hartselle Sandstone, Mining Oil Sands, Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage

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