CA995129A - Tar sand recovery method - Google Patents

Tar sand recovery method

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Publication number
CA995129A
CA995129A CA192,163A CA192163A CA995129A CA 995129 A CA995129 A CA 995129A CA 192163 A CA192163 A CA 192163A CA 995129 A CA995129 A CA 995129A
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recovery method
tar sand
sand recovery
tar
sand
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Joseph T. Carlin
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Texaco Development Corp
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09K—MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • C09K8/00—Compositions for drilling of boreholes or wells; Compositions for treating boreholes or wells, e.g. for completion or for remedial operations
    • C09K8/58—Compositions for enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons, i.e. for improving the mobility of the oil, e.g. displacing fluids
    • 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

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
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  • Geology (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)
CA192,163A 1973-02-12 1974-02-11 Tar sand recovery method Expired CA995129A (en)

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US4008764A (en) * 1974-03-07 1977-02-22 Texaco Inc. Carrier gas vaporized solvent oil recovery method
US4003432A (en) * 1975-05-16 1977-01-18 Texaco Development Corporation Method of recovery of bitumen from tar sand formations
US3978926A (en) * 1975-05-19 1976-09-07 Texaco Inc. Recovery of bitumens by imbibition flooding
US4033412A (en) * 1976-06-18 1977-07-05 Barrett George M Fluid carrier recovery system and method
US4694904A (en) * 1986-07-31 1987-09-22 Marathon Oil Company Cyclic flooding of a naturally-fractured formation
US9115851B2 (en) 2006-08-16 2015-08-25 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Core annular flow of crude oils
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