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xironman on June 20, 2006 - 4:20pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Has anyone actually used this process in a commercial operation?  Seems kind of experimental at this point.  Although I know it is not possible in the case of tar sands, just the thought of this kind of production brings Centralia to my mind.
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WKO on June 20, 2006 - 10:18pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
THAI is still an experimental technology. Petrobank Energy Inc. has patents on the technology and is currently conducting a trial at its Whitesands facilities. The trial is in a pre-warming stage, with ignition expected within weeks. How well THAI works should be known by the end of this summer.
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