CA2777966C - Usine d'injection de solvant pour recuperation d'huile amelioree et procede de fonctionnement de celle-ci - Google Patents
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Abstract
Linvention porte sur une installation dinjection et de recyclage de solvant pour stimuler la récupération dhydrocarbures depuis une formation souterraine, comme une formation de sable bitumineux, linstallation ayant un raccordement à une ligne de production transportant des fluides mélangés provenant de la formation et à un récipient déjection deau libre raccordé à ladite ligne de production, ledit récipient déjection deau libre étant amené à fonctionner dans des conditions permettant une séparation liquide des fluides mélangés en un courant principalement constitué dhuile et de solvant et un courant principalement constitué deau. Une cuve doublée est fournie pour recevoir le courant principalement constitué deau pour permettre la séparation dhydrocarbures résiduels. Dans un autre aspect, un séparateur par détente éclair est fourni et amené à fonctionner à des pressions correspondant pratiquement à une pression de mobilisation dhydrocarbures utilisée dans la formation souterraine.
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| CA2777966A CA2777966C (fr) | 2012-05-23 | 2012-05-23 | Usine d'injection de solvant pour recuperation d'huile amelioree et procede de fonctionnement de celle-ci |
| PCT/CA2013/000496 WO2013173907A1 (fr) | 2012-05-23 | 2013-05-22 | Installation d'injection de solvant pour récupération assistée de pétrole et son procédé de fonctionnement |
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| CA2777966A CA2777966C (fr) | 2012-05-23 | 2012-05-23 | Usine d'injection de solvant pour recuperation d'huile amelioree et procede de fonctionnement de celle-ci |
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| CA2777966A1 CA2777966A1 (fr) | 2013-11-23 |
| CA2777966C true CA2777966C (fr) | 2019-06-25 |
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| US9963645B2 (en) | 2015-12-18 | 2018-05-08 | Harris Corporation | Modular bitumen processing system and related methods |
| CA3073464C (fr) * | 2016-04-22 | 2020-09-08 | Hatch Ltd. | Recuperation de solvant de fluides de production melanges et systeme executant ladite recuperation |
| CA2972203C (fr) | 2017-06-29 | 2018-07-17 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Solvant de chasse destine aux procedes ameliores de recuperation |
| CA2974712C (fr) | 2017-07-27 | 2018-09-25 | Imperial Oil Resources Limited | Methodes ameliorees de recuperation d'hydrocarbures visqueux d'une formation souterraine comme etape qui suit des procedes de recuperation thermique |
| CA2978157C (fr) | 2017-08-31 | 2018-10-16 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Methodes de recuperation thermique servant a recuperer des hydrocarbures visqueux d'une formation souterraine |
| CA2983541C (fr) | 2017-10-24 | 2019-01-22 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Systemes et methodes de surveillance et controle dynamiques de niveau de liquide |
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| US20100294719A1 (en) * | 2009-05-19 | 2010-11-25 | Polizzotti David M | Process for treatment of produced water |
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