United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 186C Lincoln Street Denver. Colorado 80295 HovsmSer "80 &EPA Synthetic Fuels Projects Status Report Colorado Montana North Dakota South Dakota Utah Wyoming ------- SYNTHETIC FUELS PROJECTS STATUS REPORT NOVEMBER 1980 prepared by ENERGY POLICY COORDINATION OFFICE EPA, REGION VIII DENVER, COLORADO ------- UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION VIII 1860 LINCOLN STREET DENVER, COLORADO 80295 Ref: 8EA Dear Colleague: There is a great deal of interest in the status of proposed commercial synthetic fuels projects in Region VIII States. I am pleased to provide you with a compilation of information on the projects of which we are aware. This list is most certainly incomplete but may provide you with a perspective of the magnitude of development which is planned in the Region. We have not included any laboratory or small pilot plant synthetic fuels projects. Also, this report does not include information on projects designed to convert wastes to fuel. We plan to update this status report on a quarterly basis. It can be seen from data in this report that the capacity of the 39 synthetic fuels facilities being studied is about 1.4 million barrels per day of oil equivalent. This represents a significant portion of the President's and Congress' 1992 goal of 2 million barrels per day for the United States. If you have comments, suggestions for improvement on the report, or other remarks please direct them to Mr. Terry L. Thoem, Director, Energy Policy Coordination Office. Oak X Sincere ------- TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Forward i Executive Surrmary ii Oil Shale Projects 1 Coal Gasification Projects 17 Coal Liquefaction Projects 28 Tar Sands Projects 37 Glossary 40 ------- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On July 15, 1979, President Carter unveiled the Administration's plans to produce the equivalent of 2.5 million barrels of oil per day of synthetic fuel. Specific goals to achieve this 2.5 million BPD were as follows: On July 20, 1979, the Western Governors' Policy Office (WESTPO) met and adopted a four point affirmative action plan "to move America toward energy self-sufficiency". This plan stressed: 1) a phased process of synfuels development; 2) State-Federal partnerships to achieve short-term energy conservation; 3) State-Federal partnerships to mitigate undesirable socio-economic impacts; and, 4) improved intergovernmental consultation and concurrence. On June 30, 1980, President Carter signed into law the Energy Security Act. This law provides for the establishment of the Synthetic Fuels Corporation to provide financial assistance for commercial facilities. It also calls for the production of synthetic fuels of 500,000 BPD by 1987 and 2,000,000 BPD by 1992. It is expected that the Western United States and Region VIII states, in particular, will be called upon to provide the major portion of these production goals. Table 1 provides a summary listing of proposed commercial synthetic fuels plants in the Region. Additional detail may be found on the one page fact sheets developed on each project. Synthetics from coal Oil Shale Biomass Unconventional gas 1.0 to 1.5 million BPD 0.4 mi 1 lion BPD 0.1 million BPD 0.5 to 1.0 million BPD ------- TABLE 1 Commercial Synthetic Fuel Activities Oil Shale Projects Approximate Page Project Size (BPD) Status State 1 White River 100,000 In courts UT 2 Paraho 10,000 Demonstration design UT 3 TOSCO 50,000 Feasibility study UT 4 Geokinetics 20,000 Limited production UT 5 Cathedral Bluffs 85,000 Module construction CO 6 Colony 46,000 Construction CO 7 Occidental 1,000 Construction CO 8 Rio Blanco 76,000 Pilot construction CO 9 Superior 12,000 Demonstration design CO 10 Union 9,000 Construction CO 11 Chevron 100,000 Planning CO 12 Exxon 60,000 Planning CO 13 NOSR 50,000- Planning CO 200,000 14 Mobil 50,000 Planning CO 15 Cities Service 50,000 Planning CO 16 Equity 1,000 Limited production CO TOTAL Oil Shale = 720,000 BPD B. Coal Gasification Projects Approximate Page Project Size (MMCFD) Status State 17 Great Plains 125 Construction ND 18 Panhandle Eastern 250 Planning WY 19 Peoples Gas 250 Planning ND 20 Lake DeSmet 250 Feasibility study WY 21 Tenneco 250 Planning MT 22 Mountain Fuel 275 Planning UT 23 Washington Energy ? Planning MT 24 Rocky Mtn. Energy 250 Feasibility study WY 25 Northern Res. Inc. 19 Prel. Feasibility study MT 26 Utah International 125 Planning MT TOTAL Coal Gasification = 350,000 BPD OE ------- C. Coal Liquefaction Projects Size Page Project (BPD methanol) Status State 27 Exxon ? Planning WY 28 Circle West 15,588 Feasibility study MT 29 W.R. Grace 35,833 Feasibility study CO 30 Wentworth Bros. 178,571 Planning ND 31 Dunn Nokota 83,262 Feasibility study ND 32 Mobil 40,000 (gasoline) Planning WY 33 American Methyl 178,571 PI anni ng WY 34 Northern Natural Gas 20-25,000 Planning ND 35 Hampshire Energy 20,000 (gasoline) PI anning WY TOTAL Coal liquefaction = 250, ,000 BPD OE D. Tar Sands Projects Page Project Size (BPD) Status State 36 Asphalt Ridge 25,000 Pilot design UT 37 Great National Corp. 8-25,000 Pilot planning UT 38 Standard Oil of T r» rl i js n a 50,000 Feasibility study UT Indiana TOTAL Tar Sands = 100,000 BPD TOTAL Synfuels = 1,420,000 BPD OE ------- A. OIL SHALE PROJECTS ------- Project Type: Oil Shale Project Name: White River Shale Project Company(s): White River Shale Oil Corp. (Phillips Petroleum, Sunoco Energy Development Co. and Sohio Natural Resources Co.) Project Location: Utah - Federal lease tracts U-a and U-b near Bonanza Process Technology: Underground room and pillar, surface retort (Paraho, Union B, and Tosco) EPA Permit Status: Expect PSD application by late 1980 Other Approvals, Dates: Detailed Development Plan submitted, Utah funding (about $8 million) for reservoir and dam on White River; BLM preparing EIS (Draft due in December 1980) Construction Beginning Date: as early as late 1981 Production Amounts, Dates: 100,000 BPD by 1993 Present Status: Leases were suspended pending resolution of injunction related to land ownership. June, 1980 - U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Utah Remarks: ------- Project Type: Oil Shale Project Name: Paraho ¦ Company(s): Paraho Development Corp. and others (12 companies to date) Project Location: Utah-Uinta Basin near Bonanza; NE of Uallb (R25E, TIPS) Process Technology: Underground room and pillar, surface retort (Paraho) EPA Permit Status: Preliminary discussions Other Approvals, Dates: DOE grant for design work on demonstration plant, DOE grant of $3.1 million (7/9/80) for feasibility study for 30,000 BPD retort Construction Beginning Date: June 1982 Production Amounts, Dates: Operation to begin 1984; 11,000 BPD by 1990 Present Status: Demonstration plant design work Remarks: This project has moved from Anvil Points, Colorado. Limited research may continue at Anvil Points. -2- ------- Project Type: Oil Shale Project Name: TOSCO Sand Wash Company(s): The Oil Shale Company (TOSCO) Project Location: Utah-Uinta Basin - Sand Wash (R21E, T9S) Process Technology: Underground room and pillar, TOSCO II surface retort EPA Permit Status: PSD non applicability determination for exploratory underground mining activity Other Approvals, Dates: Construction Beginning Date: 1978 Production Amounts, Dates: 43,000-50,000 BPD beginning 1988 Present Status: Environmental assessment and engineering work underway; test mine begun Remarks: ------- Project Type: Oil Shale Project Name: Geokinetics-LOFRECO Company(s): Geokinetics,Inc. Project Location: Utah-Uinta Basin (R22E, T14S) Process Technology: Horizontal in-situ EPA Permit Status: PSD permit issued (10/80) Other Approvals, Dates: DOE grant for feasibility study, (7/9/80) for $1.9 mil 1 ion Construction Beginning Date: About 30 BPD production at the present time Production Amounts, Dates: 200 BPD in 1983, 20,000 BPD in 1990 Present Status: Active production Remarks: DOE PON for $9.1 million ------- Project Type; Oil Shale Project Name: Cathedral Bluffs Company(s): Occidental Oil Shale, Inc. and Tenneco Project Location: Colorado - Federal lease tract C-b (R96W, T3S) Process Technology: Modified in-situ and Lurgi surface retorting EPA Permit Status: Conditional PSD for 5000 BPD, 12/15/77; Anticipated PSD application for 85,000 BPD by late 1980, NPDES permit under review Other Approvals, Dates: Detailed Development Plan approved by DPI August 1977 Construction Beginning Date: 12/77 Production Amounts, Dates: 85,000 BPD (57,000 in-situ and 28,000 surface) by 1986 Present Status: Construction - 3 shafts are being sunk Remarks: Need State SOp emission standard modification ------- Project Type: Oil Shale Project Name; Colony Company(s): Colony Development Operation (Exxon and TOSCO) Project Location: Colorado - North of Parachute (R95W, T5S) Process Technology: Underground room and pillar, surface retort (TOSCO II) EPA Permit Status: Conditional PSD issued on 7/11/79 for commercial plant Other Approvals, Dates: Final EIS issued, 404 permit approved Construction Beginning Date: Summer, 1980 Production Amounts, Dates: 46,000 BPD in 1985 Present Status: First construction phase Remarks: ------- Project Type: Oil Shale Project Name: Occidental Logan Wash Company(s): Occidental Oil Shale, Inc. Project Location: Colorado - De Beque - Logan Wash (R97W, T7S) Process Technology: Modified in-situ EPA Permit Status: PSD for retort 7 and 8 (11/1/79; modified 6/27/80) Other Approvals, Dates: Construction Beginning Date: Production Amounts, Dates: 1000 BPD - "Burn" scheduled for November 1981 to June 1982 Present Status: Under construction Remarks: DOE PON ------- Project Type:. Oil Shale Project Name: Rio Blanco Oil Shale Company(s): Rio Blanco Oil Shale Inc. (Gulf and Standard of Indiana) Project Location: Colorado - Federal lease tract C-a (R99W, T2S) Process Technology: Combination of modified in-situ and surface retorts; demonstration plant will use Lurgi process EPA Permit Status: PSD for 1000 BPD - 12/15/77; modification application anticipated late 1980; NPDES permit under review Other Approvals, Dates: Detailed Development Plan approved 9/22/77; Colorado Joint Review Process for surface retort (2000 BPD) initiated 9/80 Construction Beginning Date: 1977 Production Amounts, Dates: Development and ignition of two retorts by 1981; 76 , 000 BPD coimiercial facility by 1987 Present Status: Rubbling began on demonstration project May 1980; Retort "0" burn ignited on October 13, 1980. Retort 1 scheduled for ignition in Spring 1981. Remarks: -8- ------- Project Type: Oil Shale Project Name; Superior Company(s): Superior Oil Co. Project Location: Colorado - Piceance Creek/White River (R97W, TIN) Process Technology: Underground mining, above-ground processing Superior process EPA Permit Status: preliminary discussions Other Approvals, Dates: Draft EIS 7/17/79 (BLM), final 7/80; DOE grant for demonstration plant design Construction Beginning Date: Production Amounts, Dates: Eventually three modules of 11,586 BPD Present Status: Anticipate BLM negative decision on land exchange; Superior may utilize private lands near R98W, T6S for module Remarks: ------- Project Type: Oil Shale Project Name: Union Long Ridge Project Company(s): Union Oil of California Project Location: Colorado - Parachute Creek (R96W, T5S) Process Technology: Underground room and pillar, Union B retorting EPA Permit Status: Conditional PSD for module (7/31/79) PSD application sub- mitted for 10,000 BPD (9/29/80) Other Approvals, Dates: Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board permit for prototype ' Construction Beginning Date: Prototype - Summer 1980 Production Amounts, Dates: Prototype - 9000 BPD by 1983. Complete facility 50,000 BPD by 1990 Present Status: Construction on prototype Remarks: Received $4 million DOE feasibility grant for upgrading unit -10- ------- Project Type: Oil Shale Project Name: Chevron Company(s): Chevron Shale Oil Co. Project Location: Colorado - Roan Creek (R99W, T5S) or Parachute Creek (R97W, T6S) Process Technology: Surface mining (?) and surface retort EPA Permit Status: Preliminary discussions on PSD Other Approvals, Dates: Construction Beginning Date: Production Amounts, Dates: Initial demonstration plant by 1982; 50,000 BPD fay 1988; 100,000 BPD by early 1990's - Present Status: Planning, environmental monitoring Remarks: ------- Project Type: Oil Shale Project Name: Exxon Company(s): Exxon Project Location: Colorado - Hunter Creek (R98W, T3S) Process Technology: Underground room and pillar, surface retort - TOSCO II, Superior - TOSCO II EPA Permit Status: PSD application to be submitted mid-1981 Other Approvals, Dates: Requested BLM to initiate land exchange (Fall 1979) Construction Beginning Date:_ Production Amounts, Dates: 30,000 BPD 1987; 60,000 BPD 1990 Present Status: Awaiting BLM decision on land exchange Remarks: -12- ------- Project Type: Oil Shale Project Name: Naval Oil Shale Reserves - NOSR Ccmpany(s): National Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves - Department of Energy Project Location: Colorado - near Rifle (R95W, T5S) Process Technology: Investigating many options EPA Permit Status: Preliminary PSD discussions; EIS scoping meetings Other Approvals, Dates: Construction Beginning Date: Production Amounts, Dates: 50,000-200,000 BPD Present Status: Planning, environmental monitoring Remarks: ------- Project Type: Oil Shale Project Name: Mobil Company(s): Mobil Project Location: Colorado - Parachute Creek (R95W, T6S) Process Technology:_? EPA Permit Status:, Preliminary discussions; submitted air monitoring plan Other Approvals, Dates: Construction Beginning Date: Production Amounts, Dates: 50,000 BPD Present Status: Planning, environmental monitoring proposed Remarks: -14- ------- Project Type: Oil Shale Project Name: Cities Service Company(s): Cities Service Project Location: Colorado - Parachute Creek (R97W, T6S) Process Technology: modified in-situ EPA Permit Status: Preliminary discussions on permit requirements and monitor- ing plans Other Approvals, Dates: Construction Beginning Date: Production Amounts, Dates: 50,000 BPD Present Status: Planning Remarks: ------- Project Type: Oil Shale Project Name: Equity Company(s): Equity Project Location: Colorado - Black Sulphur Creek (R99W, T3S) Process Technology: in-situ steam injection EPA Permit Status: Nonapplicability PSD determination for present phase Other Approvals, Dates: Construction Beginning Date: 1979 Production Amounts, Dates: 1000 BPD Present Status: Limited operation Remarks: DOE PON - leach zone operation ------- B. COAL GASIFICATION PROJECTS ------- Project Type: Coal Gasification Project Name: Great Plains Company(s): Great Plains Gasification Associates Project Location: North Dakota - Mercer County near Beulah Process Technology: Lurgi EPA Permit Status: Other Approvals, Dates: North Dakota PSD permit November 1978; FERC Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity 11/15/79 Construction Beginning Date: 8/80 Production Amounts, Dates: 125 MMCFD high BTU SNG Present Status: Under construction; DOE provided $250 million loan guarantee; consumers groups including General Motors in Midwest have challenged cost of gas Remarks: -17- ------- Project Type: Coal Gasification Project Name: Wycoal Gas Inc. Ccmpany(s): Panhandle Eastern and Peabody Coal Co. Project Location: Wyoming - Douglas Process Technology: Lurgi gasification and methanation EPA Permit Status: Preliminary discussions on PSD application Other Approvals, Dates: State permit for reservoir issued, DOE cooperative agreement (7/9/80) for $13.2 million Construction Beginning Date: Production Amounts, Dates: 250 MMCFD high BTU SNG beginning in 1987, Present Status: Planning Remarks: -18- ------- Project Type: Coal Gasification Project Name: Peoples Gas Dunn County Project Company(s): Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America (subsidiary of Peoples Gas) Project Location: North Dakota - Dunn County Process Technology: Lurgi EPA Permit Status: Other Approvals, Dates: Construction Beginning Date: Production Amounts, Dates: 250 MMCFD high BTU SNG Present Status: Awaiting North Dakota decision on PSD permit Remarks: ------- Project Type: Coal Gasification Project Name: Lake DeSmet Company(s): Texaco and Transwestern Pipeline Co. (subsidiary of Texas Eastern Corp.) Project Location: Wyoming - Lake DeSmet Process Technology: Lurgi or Texaco EPA Permit Status: Permits to be applied for in 1982 Other Approvals, Dates: Construction Beginning Date: 1984 Production Amounts, Dates: 250 MMCFD high BTU SNG beginning in 1988 Present Status: Feasibility study (to be completed by 1981) Remarks: -20- ------- Project Type: Coal Gasification Project Name: Tenneco Company(s): Tenneco Project Location: State line between Wibaux, Montana and Beach, N.D. Process Technology: Lurgi EPA Permit Status: Preliminary contact Other Approvals, Dates: Tenneco has applied to Montana DNR for Dam and Reservoir on Beaver Creek (7/80); Tenneco has requested that Federal coal in the area be ccfr.petiti vely leased (7/80) Construction Beginning Date: 1986 f Production Amounts, Dates: 250 MMCFD high BTU SNG beginning in 1990; plant and mine cost = $2.05 billion (1980 $) Present Status: Environmental baseline studies since 1974; Monitoring to begin Fall 1980; Long Range Plan submitted to Montana DNR in April 1980. Remarks: Have applied to DOE for $20 million in matching funds for engineering design. -21- ------- Project Type: Coal Gasification Project Name: Mountain Fuel Supply Company(s): Mountain Fuel Supply Co. and Conoco Project Location: Utah - Emery Process Technology: Lurgi EPA Permit Status: Preliminary discussions on permit application and environmental monitoring Other Approvals, Dates: Site approval from Utah Interagency Task Force on Plant Siting Construction Beginning Date: 1985 Production Amounts, Dates: 125 MMCFD high BTU SN6 increasing to 275 MMCFD high BTU SNG Present Status: Planning Remarks: -22- ------- Project Type: Coal Gasification Project Name: Washington Energy Company(s): Washington Energy Co. Project Location: Montana - McCone County - Circle Process Technology: EPA Permit Status: Other Approvals, Dates: Construction Beginning Date: Production Amounts, Dates: Present Status: Planning - Awaiting DOE decision on feasibility study grant Remarks: ------- Project Type: Coal Gasification . Project Name: Cherokee Ccnipany(s): Rocky Mountain Energy Company Consortium Project Location: Wyoming - near Rawlins Process Technology: Lurgi and Koppers Totzek combination EPA Permit Status: Permits will be applied for in early 1982 Other Approvals, Dates: Construction Beginning Date: Early 1984 Production Amounts, Dates: 125 MMCFD beginning in 1986, increasing to 250 MMCFD by 1989 Present Status: Feasibility study (to be completed by January 1982); site selection late 1980 Remarks: -24- ------- Project Type: Coal Gasification Project Name: Northern Resources, Inc. Company(s): Northern Resources, Inc. Project Location: Montana - Billings Process Technology: Lurgi EPA Permit Status: Other Approvals, Dates: Construction Beginning Date: Begin in 1981 (?) Production Amounts, Dates: 19 MMCFD to be supplied to Exxon refinery Present Status: Planning Remarks: Would also purchase 3 million CFD of sour gas from Exxon, purify, and return along with produced gas -25- ------- Project Type: Coal Gasification Project Name: Crow Tribe Company(s): Utah International, Pacific Lighting Corp. and Crow Tribe Project Location: Montana - Big Horn County Process Technology: EPA Permit Status: Other Approvals, Dates: Received $2.8 million DOE grant for feasibility study Construction Beginning Date: Production Amounts, Dates: 125 MMCFD by 1989 Present Status: Planning Remarks: -26- ------- Project Type: Coal Gasification Project Name: Northern Resources Ccmpany(s): Northern Resources, Inc. (subsidiary of Burlington Northern) Project Location: Montana - Billings Process Technology: EPA Permit Status: Other Approvals, Dates: Construction Beginning Date: Late 1981 - early 1982 Production Amounts, Dates: 19MMCFD Present Status: Preliminary feasibility study Remarks: ------- C. COAL LIQUEFACTION PROJECTS ------- Project Type: Coal Liquefaction Project Name: Exxon Company(s): Exxon Project Location: Wyoming - Campbell County Process Technology: EPA Permit Status: Other Approvals, Dates: Construction Beginning Date: Production Amounts, Dates: mid 1990's Present Status: Planning Remarks: Long range planning ------- Project Type: Coal Liquefaction Project Name: Circle West Project i Company(s): Burlington Northern, Dreyer Bros., Inc., Basin Electric, and Resources Sciences Corp. Project Location: Montana - McCone County - Circle Process Technology: EPA Permit Status: Preliminary discussions Other Approvals, Dates: DOE feasibility grant received; discussions with Montana DNR on siting Construction Beginning Date: Production Amounts, Dates: 2175 TPD (15,588 BPD) Fuel grade methanol Present Status: Feasibility study, environmental monitoring Remarks: -29- ------- Project Type: Coal Liquefaction Project Name; W.R. Grace Company(s): W.R. Grace and Co. Project Location: Colorado - near Axial Process Technology; Koppers - Totzek - will produce a slurry of methanol and COq for pipeline transport with pulverized coal EPA Permit Status: Preliminary discussions Other Approvals, Dates: Awarded DOE feasibility study grant (7/9/80) for $786 , 477 Construction Beginning Date: Production Amounts, Dates: 5000 TPD (35,833 BPD) of methanol beginning in 1986 Present Status: Planning, beginning feasibility study Remarks: -30- ------- Project Type: Coal Liquefaction Project Name: Wentworth Brothers Company(s): Wentworth Bros., Inc. for 19 utilities and industries Project Location: North Dakota Process Technology: EPA Permit Status: Other Approvals, Dates: • Construction Beginning Date: Production Amounts, Dates: 178,571 BPD methanol Present Status: Planning Remarks: -31- ------- Project Type: Coal Liquefaction Project Name: Dunn Nokota Methanol Project Company(s): Nokota Project Location: North Dakota - Dunn County Process Technology: Lurgi gasifiers and methanol synthesis units EPA Permit Status: Other Approvals, Dates: DOE grant for feasibility study 7/9/80 Construction Beginning Date: Spring 1983 Production Amounts, Dates: 11,618 short tons per stream day (83,262 BPD) of fuel grade methanol plus 3,050 BPD of "gasoline blending stock" beginning in 1986 Present Status: Feasibility study Remarks: -32- ------- Project Type; Coal Liquefaction Project Name: Mobil Company(s): Mobil Oil Co. Project Location: Wyoming - Buffalo Process Technology: Lurgi gasification and Mobil's M process for conversion to gasoline EPA Permit Status: Other Approvals, Dates: Construction Beginning Date: 1986 Production Amounts, Dates: 40,000 BPD gasoline beginning in 1990 Present Status: Planning - Awaiting DOE decision on feasibility grant Remarks: -33- ------- Project Type: Coal Liquefaction Project Name: American Methyl Company(s): American Methyl Fuel Corp. Project Location: Wyoming - near Gillette Process Technology: EPA Permit Status: Other Approvals, Dates: Construction Beginning Date: Production Amounts, Dates: 178,571 BPD methanol Present Status: Remarks: ------- Project Type: Coal Liquefaction Project Name: Northern Natural Gas Company(s): Northern Natural Gas of Omaha Project Location: North Dakota Process Technology: EPA Permit Status: Other Approvals, Dates: Construction Beginning Date: Production Amounts, Dates: 20,000-25,000 BPD methanol Present Status: Planning - Awaiting DOE decision on feasibility grant Remarks: ------- Project Type: Coal Liquefaction Project Name: Hampshire Energy Company(s): Hampshire Energy, Inc. Project Location: Wyoming - near Gillette Process Technology: indirect gasification plus Mobil M EPA Permit Status: Other Approvals, Dates: DOE award of $4 million for feasibility study Construction Beginning Date: Production Amounts, Dates: 20,000 BPD of gasoline by 1985 Present Status: Remarks: ------- D. TAR SANDS PROJECTS ------- Project Type: Tar Sands Project Name: Asphalt Ridge Company(s): Sohio Natural Resources Co. Project Location: Utah - Uintah County - Asphalt Ridge (R21E, T4S) Process Technology: Surface strip mining, surface solvent/water extraction EPA Permit Status: Other Approvals, Dates: Construction Beginning Date: Pilot - 1982; Full plant - 1988 Production Amounts, Dates: Pilot - 5000 BPD by 1983; Full plant - 25,000 BPD by 1990 Present Status: Design and permits application for pilot Remarks: ------- Project Type: Tar Sands Project Name: Great National Corporation Project Company(s): Great National Corp. and Ford, Bacon and Davis Utah, Inc. Project Location: Utah - Carbon County - Sunnyside Deposit Process Technology: Surface strip mining, surface hot water/thermal extraction (hybrid) EPA Permit Status: Other Approvals, Dates: Construction Beginning Date: Production Amounts, Dates: Pilot -? Full plant - 8,000-25,000 BPD by 1989 Present Status: Pilot planning Remarks: -38- ------- Project Type: Tar Sands Project Name: Standard Oil Company(s): Standard Oil of Indiana Project Location: Utah - Carbon County - Sunnyside Process Technology: Surface mining, solvent extraction EPA Permit Status: Other Approvals, Dates: Construction Beginning Date: Production Amounts, Dates: 50,000 BPD Present Status: Feasibility study Remarks: ------- GLOSSARY BPD barrels per day - a measure of daily oil production BPDOE barrels per day, oil equivalent - a measure of production for synthetic fuels expressed in terms of an equivalent amount of natural crude oil MMCFD million standard cubic feet per day - a measure of synthetic or natural gas production DOE Department of Energy PON Program Opportunity Notice - a contractual arrangement between DOE and industry NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System - permit to discharge wastewater into the waters of the U.S. EIS Environmental Impact Statement PSD Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality - permit to emit air pollutants into the atmosphere; required for major new facilities BLM Bureau of Land Management DOI Department of Interior FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission SNG Synthetic Natural Gas BTU British Thermal Unit - a unit of measure of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Farenheit DNR Department of Natural Resources TPD Tons per day -40- ------- |