CA970309A - Oil recovery from tar sands using hydrocyclones and gravity settling - Google Patents

Oil recovery from tar sands using hydrocyclones and gravity settling

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CA970309A
CA970309A CA160,138A CA160138A CA970309A CA 970309 A CA970309 A CA 970309A CA 160138 A CA160138 A CA 160138A CA 970309 A CA970309 A CA 970309A
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hydrocyclones
oil recovery
tar sands
gravity settling
settling
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H. James Davitt
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Great Canadian Oil Sands Ltd
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Great Canadian Oil Sands Ltd
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    • 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
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10C—WORKING-UP PITCH, ASPHALT, BITUMEN, TAR; PYROLIGNEOUS ACID
    • C10C3/00—Working-up pitch, asphalt, bitumen
    • C10C3/007—Working-up pitch, asphalt, bitumen winning and separation of asphalt from mixtures with aggregates, fillers and other products, e.g. winning from natural asphalt and regeneration of waste asphalt

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  • Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
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CA160,138A 1972-12-28 1972-12-28 Oil recovery from tar sands using hydrocyclones and gravity settling Expired CA970309A (en)

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Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4161428A (en) * 1976-10-06 1979-07-17 Kraftwerk Union Aktiengesellschaft Device for recovering oil products from oil sands
US6119870A (en) * 1998-09-09 2000-09-19 Aec Oil Sands, L.P. Cycloseparator for removal of coarse solids from conditioned oil sand slurries
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
US8968580B2 (en) 2009-12-23 2015-03-03 Suncor Energy Inc. Apparatus and method for regulating flow through a pumpbox

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4161428A (en) * 1976-10-06 1979-07-17 Kraftwerk Union Aktiengesellschaft Device for recovering oil products from oil sands
US6119870A (en) * 1998-09-09 2000-09-19 Aec Oil Sands, L.P. Cycloseparator for removal of coarse solids from conditioned oil sand slurries
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
US8968580B2 (en) 2009-12-23 2015-03-03 Suncor Energy Inc. Apparatus and method for regulating flow through a pumpbox

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