CA1004593A - Producing oil from tar sands - Google Patents

Producing oil from tar sands

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Publication number
CA1004593A
CA1004593A CA204,393A CA204393A CA1004593A CA 1004593 A CA1004593 A CA 1004593A CA 204393 A CA204393 A CA 204393A CA 1004593 A CA1004593 A CA 1004593A
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tar sands
producing oil
oil
producing
sands
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CA204,393A
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Don A. Campbell
Michael Prats
Kuo H. Wang
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Shell Canada Ltd
Shell Explorer Ltd
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Shell Canada Ltd
Shell Explorer Ltd
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/16—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons
    • E21B43/18—Repressuring or vacuum methods
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/16—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons
    • E21B43/24—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons using heat, e.g. steam injection

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)
CA204,393A 1973-10-03 1974-07-09 Producing oil from tar sands Expired CA1004593A (en)

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US00402930A US3847219A (en) 1973-10-03 1973-10-03 Producing oil from tar sand

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