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Welcome to Legacy I.
the future of petroleum in the U.S.
Welcome to our website. This is website was built to inform the public about tar sand extraction. In Utah there are more than 30 billion barrels of known tar sands. The problem has always been ‘how to extract’ this valuable resource. If this untapped resource could be utilized, our dependece on foreign oil could decrease and provide the buffer we need to find other sources for energy. Especially now that oil is at record levels.
In Canada, they have been doing it for many years, but why not here? Well, the simple answer is this – no one has figured it out! There is a difference in the Canadian and Utah tar sand, most obvious is the location, but most importantly is the consistency. Canadian tar sand is water wetted and thus separates easier than the consolidated tar trapped in the sandstone in Utah. Extracting the bitumen from the tar sand has always plagued the effort in Utah. Many, many people have tried and failed to unlock the vast reserve located in Utah – until now. Legacy I has been refining a process that has overcome all the obstacles that have stopped others dead in their tracks.
The Process
how we do it
Our tar sand extraction process is like no other in use today. Our process is clean (environmentally friendly), extremely efficient, and best of all it works. The Legacy I process can take any type of tar sand, extract the bitumen without changing its original chemical makeup, clean the sands, and do it with mind boggling effiency. Read more about our process.