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Journal of Petroleum Geology

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Journal of Petroleum Geology, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 475-478, 1985

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MIGRATION IN FRACTURE NETWORKS: AN ALTERNATIVE INTERPRETATION OF THE SUPPLY OF THE "GIANT" TAR* ACCUMULATION IN ALBERTA, CANADA: DISCUSSION

William Carruthers Gussow+

* Although they are frequently referred to as "tar" sands, the oil is not a tar, and "bitumen" is preferred.

+ Petroleum Consultant, 188 Dufferin Road, Ottawa, Canada K1M 2A6.


DR. DU ROUCHET'S two-part article on the Athabasca bituminous sand deposit in the October 1984, and January 1985 issues of Journ. Petrol. Geol. (pp. 381-402 and 101-114) forces me to speak out and set the record straight.

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