CA2075108A1 - Instrumentation for Dilution of Bitumen Froth - Google Patents

Instrumentation for Dilution of Bitumen Froth

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CA2075108A1
CA2075108A1 CA 2075108 CA2075108A CA2075108A1 CA 2075108 A1 CA2075108 A1 CA 2075108A1 CA 2075108 CA2075108 CA 2075108 CA 2075108 A CA2075108 A CA 2075108A CA 2075108 A1 CA2075108 A1 CA 2075108A1
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bitumen froth
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Gordon R. Thompson
Donald W. Denney
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Syncrude Canada Ltd
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Abstract

A refractometer is used to monitor naphtha/bitumen ratio in diluted bitumen froth containing high water and solids contents. The addition of naphtha to the froth is controlled in response to the refractometer readings.
CA 2075108 1992-07-24 1992-07-31 Instrumentation for dilution of bitumen froth Expired - Lifetime CA2075108C (en)

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US8449764B2 (en) * 2008-11-26 2013-05-28 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Method for using native bitumen markers to improve solvent-assisted bitumen extraction
US20100126911A1 (en) * 2008-11-26 2010-05-27 Tapantosh Chakrabarty Method For Using Native Bitumen Markers To Improve Solvent-Assisted Bitumen Extraction
US8701470B2 (en) 2009-01-23 2014-04-22 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Method and system for determining particle size distribution and filterable solids in a bitumen-containing fluid
US9089797B2 (en) 2009-07-14 2015-07-28 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Feed delivery system for a solid-liquid separation vessel
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US9222929B2 (en) 2009-12-07 2015-12-29 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Solvent surveillance in solvent-based heavy oil recovery processes
US8949038B2 (en) 2010-09-22 2015-02-03 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Controlling bitumen quality in solvent-assisted bitumen extraction
US9546323B2 (en) 2011-01-27 2017-01-17 Fort Hills Energy L.P. Process for integration of paraffinic froth treatment hub and a bitumen ore mining and extraction facility
US10125325B2 (en) 2011-02-25 2018-11-13 Fort Hills Energy L.P. Process for treating high paraffin diluted bitumen
US9587176B2 (en) 2011-02-25 2017-03-07 Fort Hills Energy L.P. Process for treating high paraffin diluted bitumen
US9676684B2 (en) 2011-03-01 2017-06-13 Fort Hills Energy L.P. Process and unit for solvent recovery from solvent diluted tailings derived from bitumen froth treatment
US10041005B2 (en) 2011-03-04 2018-08-07 Fort Hills Energy L.P. Process and system for solvent addition to bitumen froth
US10988695B2 (en) 2011-03-04 2021-04-27 Fort Hills Energy L.P. Process and system for solvent addition to bitumen froth
US9791170B2 (en) 2011-03-22 2017-10-17 Fort Hills Energy L.P. Process for direct steam injection heating of oil sands slurry streams such as bitumen froth
US9283499B2 (en) 2011-03-29 2016-03-15 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Feedwell system for a separation vessel
US9207019B2 (en) 2011-04-15 2015-12-08 Fort Hills Energy L.P. Heat recovery for bitumen froth treatment plant integration with sealed closed-loop cooling circuit
US10226717B2 (en) 2011-04-28 2019-03-12 Fort Hills Energy L.P. Method of recovering solvent from tailings by flashing under choked flow conditions
US9475994B2 (en) 2011-05-03 2016-10-25 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Enhancing fine capture in paraffinic froth treatment process
US9587177B2 (en) 2011-05-04 2017-03-07 Fort Hills Energy L.P. Enhanced turndown process for a bitumen froth treatment operation
US11261383B2 (en) 2011-05-18 2022-03-01 Fort Hills Energy L.P. Enhanced temperature control of bitumen froth treatment process
US9550190B2 (en) 2011-11-08 2017-01-24 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Dewatering oil sand tailings

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