A DETAILED CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF CHANGES TO BITUMEN PRODUCED BY THE IN SITU COMBUSTION PROCESS AT THE OXYGEN WOLF LAKE PROJECT, ALBERTA PART 1: WHOLE OIL SAMPLES.

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