Utah's Oil Sands |
Utah offers an excellent platform to develop resource projects. The state's estimated 30 billion barrels of heavy oil resources are the largest in the U.S. and more than all the proved conventional oil reserves of the nation. Utah has a long history of oil and gas development, extensive infrastructure and a robust oil, gas and mining service industry.
More than half of the total United States' bitumen resource is located in the state of Utah, totaling over 30 billion barrels of oil in place. Read More...
The Uinta Basin formed during the Early Tertiary when tectonic events resulted in dramatic topographic elevation of surrounding highlands. Read More...
As part of its development, US Oil Sands has leased land in the PR Spring Designated Tar Sand Area of the Uinta Basin from the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA). Read More...