CA2135120C - Procede d'extraction de sables bitumineux - Google Patents

Procede d'extraction de sables bitumineux Download PDF

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Publication number: CA2135120C
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: slurry; hot water; solution; froth; conditioning agent
Prior art date: 1994-10-04
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Fee Related

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CA 2135120

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CA2135120A1 (fr

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Reginald D. Humphreys

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Geopetrol Equipment Ltd

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Geopetrol Equipment Ltd

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1994-10-04

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1994-11-04

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2001-01-23

1994-11-04 Application filed by Geopetrol Equipment Ltd filed Critical Geopetrol Equipment Ltd

1995-06-06 Priority to US08/467,667 priority Critical patent/US5626743A/en

1996-04-05 Publication of CA2135120A1 publication Critical patent/CA2135120A1/fr

2001-01-23 Application granted granted Critical

2001-01-23 Publication of CA2135120C publication Critical patent/CA2135120C/fr

2014-11-04 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)

CA 2135120 1994-10-04 1994-11-04 Procede d'extraction de sables bitumineux Expired - Fee Related CA2135120C (fr)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US08/467,667 US5626743A (en)	1994-10-04	1995-06-06	Tar sands extraction process

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Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US31748294A	1994-10-04	1994-10-04
US08/317,482		1994-10-04

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CA2135120A1 CA2135120A1 (fr)	1996-04-05
CA2135120C true CA2135120C (fr)	2001-01-23

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2006-11-06	MKLA	Lapsed

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US5340467A (en)	1994-08-23	Process for recovery of hydrocarbons and rejection of sand
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US3401110A (en)	1968-09-10	Recovery of oil from bituminous sands
Miller et al.	1982	Hot water process development for Utah tar sands
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US3931006A (en)	1976-01-06	Method of reducing sludge accumulation from tar sands hot water process
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US3751358A (en)	1973-08-07	Freeze-thaw separation of solids from tar sands extraction effluents
US3969220A (en)	1976-07-13	Aerating tar sands-water mixture prior to settling in a gravity settling zone
US3953318A (en)	1976-04-27	Method of reducing sludge accumulation from tar sands hot water process
US4401552A (en)	1983-08-30	Beneficiation of froth obtained from tar sands sludge
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CA2135120C (fr)	2001-01-23	Procede d'extraction de sables bitumineux
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