CA2350001C - Methode de decantation etagee pour eliminer l'eau et les solides presents dans la mousse d'extraction de sables bitumineux - Google Patents

Methode de decantation etagee pour eliminer l'eau et les solides presents dans la mousse d'extraction de sables bitumineux Download PDF

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CA2350001C
CA2350001C CA002350001A CA2350001A CA2350001C CA 2350001 C CA2350001 C CA 2350001C CA 002350001 A CA002350001 A CA 002350001A CA 2350001 A CA2350001 A CA 2350001A CA 2350001 C CA2350001 C CA 2350001C
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George Cymerman
Patrick Dougan
Tam Tran
James Lorentz
Corey Mayr
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Gulf Canada Ltd
Murphy Oil Co Ltd
Petro Canada Inc
Canadian Oil Sands LP
Athabasca Oil Sands Investments Inc
Canadian Oil Sands Investments Inc
Imperial Oil Resources Ltd
Nexen Inc
Mocal Energy Ltd Japan
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Gulf Canada Resources Inc
Murphy Oil Co Ltd
Petro Canada Inc
Athabasca Oil Sands Investments Inc
Canadian Oil Sands Investments Inc
Imperial Oil Resources Ltd
Nexen Inc
AEC Oil Sands LP
Mocal Energy Ltd Japan
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D21/00—Separation of suspended solid particles from liquids by sedimentation
    • B01D21/24—Feed or discharge mechanisms for settling tanks
    • B01D21/2488—Feed or discharge mechanisms for settling tanks bringing about a partial recirculation of the liquid, e.g. for introducing chemical aids
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B03—SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING PNEUMATIC TABLES OR JIGS; MAGNETIC OR ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS FROM SOLID MATERIALS OR FLUIDS; SEPARATION BY HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC FIELDS
    • B03B—SEPARATING SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING PNEUMATIC TABLES OR JIGS
    • B03B13/00—Control arrangements specially adapted for wet-separating apparatus or for dressing plant, using physical effects
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B03—SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING PNEUMATIC TABLES OR JIGS; MAGNETIC OR ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS FROM SOLID MATERIALS OR FLUIDS; SEPARATION BY HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC FIELDS
    • B03B—SEPARATING SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING PNEUMATIC TABLES OR JIGS
    • B03B9/00—General arrangement of separating plant, e.g. flow sheets
    • B03B9/02—General arrangement of separating plant, e.g. flow sheets specially adapted for oil-sand, oil-chalk, oil-shales, ozokerite, bitumen, or the like
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
    • C10G1/00—Production of liquid hydrocarbon mixtures from oil-shale, oil-sand, or non-melting solid carbonaceous or similar materials, e.g. wood, coal
    • C10G1/04—Production of liquid hydrocarbon mixtures from oil-shale, oil-sand, or non-melting solid carbonaceous or similar materials, e.g. wood, coal by extraction
    • C10G1/045—Separation of insoluble materials
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
    • C10G1/00—Production of liquid hydrocarbon mixtures from oil-shale, oil-sand, or non-melting solid carbonaceous or similar materials, e.g. wood, coal
    • C10G1/04—Production of liquid hydrocarbon mixtures from oil-shale, oil-sand, or non-melting solid carbonaceous or similar materials, e.g. wood, coal by extraction
    • C10G1/047—Hot water or cold water extraction processes

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US7736501B2 (en) 2002-09-19 2010-06-15 Suncor Energy Inc. System and process for concentrating hydrocarbons in a bitumen feed
US7914670B2 (en) 2004-01-09 2011-03-29 Suncor Energy Inc. Bituminous froth inline steam injection processing
US8656996B2 (en) 2010-11-19 2014-02-25 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Systems and methods for enhanced waterfloods
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US7726491B2 (en) 2002-09-19 2010-06-01 Suncor Energy Inc. Bituminous froth hydrocarbon cyclone
US7736501B2 (en) 2002-09-19 2010-06-15 Suncor Energy Inc. System and process for concentrating hydrocarbons in a bitumen feed
US7914670B2 (en) 2004-01-09 2011-03-29 Suncor Energy Inc. Bituminous froth inline steam injection processing
US8685210B2 (en) 2004-01-09 2014-04-01 Suncor Energy Inc. Bituminous froth inline steam injection processing
US8968580B2 (en) 2009-12-23 2015-03-03 Suncor Energy Inc. Apparatus and method for regulating flow through a pumpbox
US8656996B2 (en) 2010-11-19 2014-02-25 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Systems and methods for enhanced waterfloods
US8657000B2 (en) 2010-11-19 2014-02-25 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Systems and methods for enhanced waterfloods
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