Process for recovery of hydrocarbon from tailings
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Mar 19, 2002
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May 21, 1999
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Abstract
A process for recovery of hydrocarbon diluent from tailings produced in a bitumen froth treatment plant comprises introducing the tailings into a vacuum flash vessel maintained at a sufficiently low sub-atmospheric pressure to vaporize the major portion of the contained diluent and some water. The residual then pool near the bottom of the flash vessel. Steam is then introduced into the tailings pool for vaporizing residual diluent and some water.
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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PETRO-CANADA | CALGARY ALBERTA T2P 3E3 | |
IMPERIAL OIL RESOURCES | P O BOX 2480 STATION M 237-4TH AVENUE S W CALGARY ALBERTA T2P 3M9 | |
MOCAL ENERGY LIMITED | C/O JAPAN CANADA OIL CO LTD 2-6 TORANOMON 1-CHOME MINATO-KU TOKYO 105 | |
CANADIAN OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM LTD | 1500 635-8 AVE SOUTHWEST CALGARY ALBERTA T2P3Z | |
GULF CANADA RESOURCES LIMITED | CALGARY ALBERTA T2P 2H7 | |
AEC OIL SANDS L P | #3900 421 - 7TH AVENUE SOUTHWEST CALGARY ALBERTA T2P 4K9 | |
ATHABASCA OIL SANDS INVESTMENTS INC | 1600 GULF CANADA SQUARE 401-9TH AVENUE S W CALGARY ALBERTA T2P 3C5 | |
AEC OIL SANDS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 3900 421-7TH AVENUE SOUTH WEST CALGARY ALBERTA T2P 4K9 | |
CANADIAN OIL SANDS INVESTMENTS INC | 150-9TH AVENUE S W P O BOX 2850 CALGARY ALBERTA T2P 3H9 | |
MURPHY OIL COMPANY LIMITED | P O BOX 2721 CALGARY ALBERTA T2P 2M7 |
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Bara, Barry | Edmonton, CA | 25 | 164 |
# of filed Patents : 25 Total Citations : 164 | |||
Brown, Wayne | Edmonton, CA | 19 | 213 |
# of filed Patents : 19 Total Citations : 213 | |||
Denton, Rodney | Fayetteville, NC | 1 | 38 |
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 38 | |||
Sarkar, Sukhamoy | Edmonton, CA | 1 | 38 |
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 38 |
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Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |
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