Process for integration of paraffinic froth treatment hub and a bitumen ore mining and extraction facility

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9546323
APP PUB NO 20130313886A1
SERIAL NO

13982066

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A process for regionalization of mining bitumen-containing oil sands ore for extraction and conversion to produce dry bitumen comprises operating multiple separate oil sands ore mining and extraction facilities or in situ thermal recovery facilities, to produce separate bitumen froth streams; operating a regional paraffinic froth treatment (PFT) hub for receiving a portion of each of the separate bitumen froth streams and treating the bitumen froth streams to produce the dry bitumen; optionally providing a portion of the dry bitumen stream to the bitumen upgrading facility and another portion of the dry bitumen stream to a bitumen market pipeline or remote upgrading facility; and optionally comprising regionalization of water distribution where by-product waters are recovered from the PFT hub and the upgrading facilities and distributed to the mining and extraction facilities for use as extraction processing water to produce the bitumen froth streams.

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  • FORT HILLS ENERGY L.P.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hann, Tom Onoway, CA 4 39
Van, Der Merwe Shawn Calgary, CA 24 119

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