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Garrington-Olds

Plant in Alberta, Canada with commodities Natural Gas, Sulfur
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  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10278829
MAS/MILS ID 1220051021
Record type Site
Current site name Garrington-Olds
Alternate or previous names Olds-Garrington

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -114.16745, 51.75821 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Alberta

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Natural Gas Primary
Sulfur Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -114.16745, 51.75821
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1964
Plant type Refiner
Plant subcategory Distillation
Milling method Distillation

Mining district

District name Alberta, Canada

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Amerada Hess Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1988
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1988 Ercb Sulfur Production Forecast 60000 Mt/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 60000mt
  • Year 1989
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1988 Ercb Sulfur Production Forecast 70000 Mt/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 70000mt
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1988 Ercb Sulfur Production Forecast 65000 Mt/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 65000mt
  • Year 1991
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1988 Ercb Sulfur Production Forecast 60000 Mt/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 60000mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Plant Sales Gas Production At Des-Cap. 591500000 Cubic Meters Sales Gas/Yr
  • Year 1991
    Description Plant Sulfur Production At Design Cap. 136150 Metric Tons S Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 136150mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Plant Design Capacity - Raw Gas Inlet 833350000 Cubic Meters Raw Gas/Yr
  • Year 1992
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1988 Ercb Sulfur Production Forecast 58000 Mt/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 58000mt

Comments on the production information

  • SULFUR "GRADE" IS IN TERMS OF MT/CM (%). RECORDS B AND C ARE FOR SALES GAS AND THE CONDENSATES; GRADES ARE VOL-PCT.
  • ALL PRODUCT CAPACITY FIELDS ARE IN TERMS OF 1000 CM OF RAW GAS INPUT. OUTPUT FIELD FOR RECORD B IS IN TERMS OF 1000 CUBIC METERS OF SALES GAS OUTPUT, RECORD C IS IN TERMS OF CUBIC METERS OF CONDENSATE OUTPUT.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • Q1 RESOURCES ARE BASED ON THE PLANTS DESIGN RAW GAS INPUT OVER A 17 YEAR OPERATING PERIOD; 1991 TO 2007. UNITS FOR THIS RESOURCE ARE IN CUBIC METERS OF RAW GAS. Q2 RESOURCES ARE BASED ON A 1988 ELEMENTAL SUFLUR FORECAST,ALSO OVER THE SAME TIME PERIOD; 1991 TO 2007, SAME UNITS ARE USED.
  • UNITS FOR THE SULFUR GRADE ARE IN TERMS OF METRIC TONS SUFLUR PER CUBIC METER OF RAW GAS INLET, IN PERCENT (%).

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE SULFUR FEED GRADE IS IN MT SULFUR/CUBIC METER OF RAW GAS INLET, AS A PERCENT (%).
  • CONCENTRATOR DESIGN CAPACITY/UNITS FIELDS IN TERMS OF 1000 CUBIC METERS RAW GAS INLET PER DAY.

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-JUL-94 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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