CA2886212C - Procedes et systemes integres d'ascension artificielles liquide-a-gaz et de dilution du bitume - Google Patents
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Abstract
L'invention concerne des procédés et des systèmes de production de boue de sable pétrolifère de réservoirs souterrains qui comprennent un procédé d'ascension au gaz pour faire monter une boue en utilisant un liquide d'ascension avec une plage de pressions et de températures d'ébullition contrôlée. Le procédé d'ascension au gaz utilise la transformation de phase de liquide à gazeuse par ébullition ou évaporation ou évaporation partielle pour faire monter la boue à la surface. La composition de fluide d'ascension peut également être utilisée pour favoriser une récupération en surface plus facile de bitume à partir de sables pétrolifères en utilisant une composition de fluide d'ascension qui contient deux groupes de composants chimiques. Le premier groupe de composants chimiques comprend généralement des hydrocarbures légers, comme du méthane ou de l'éthane, qui s'évaporent à une pression et à une température appropriées pour permettre une ascension au gaz. Un second groupe de composants chimiques peut comprendre des composants solvants ne s'évaporant pas qui restent en phase liquide et facilitent l'extraction de bitume pendant l'ascension de la boue.
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| US201261727493P | 2012-11-16 | 2012-11-16 | |
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| PCT/US2013/059734 WO2014077947A1 (fr) | 2012-11-16 | 2013-09-13 | Procédés et systèmes intégrés d'ascension artificielles liquide-à-gaz et de dilution du bitume |
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| CA2886212A1 CA2886212A1 (fr) | 2014-05-22 |
| CA2886212C true CA2886212C (fr) | 2018-03-13 |
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| CA2886212A Expired - Fee Related CA2886212C (fr) | 2012-11-16 | 2013-09-13 | Procedes et systemes integres d'ascension artificielles liquide-a-gaz et de dilution du bitume |
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| CA2762451C (fr) * | 2011-12-16 | 2019-02-26 | Imperial Oil Resources Limited | Methode et systeme de prelevement de fluides dans un reservoir |
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