CA2272045A1 - Method for recovery of hydrocarbon diluent from tailings - Google Patents

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CA2272045A1
CA2272045A1 CA002272045A CA2272045A CA2272045A1 CA 2272045 A1 CA2272045 A1 CA 2272045A1 CA 002272045 A CA002272045 A CA 002272045A CA 2272045 A CA2272045 A CA 2272045A CA 2272045 A1 CA2272045 A1 CA 2272045A1
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hydrocarbon diluent
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Wayne Brown
Michelle Portwood
Fran King
Barry Bara
Michael Wagner
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Gulf Canada Ltd
Murphy Oil Co Ltd
Petro Canada Inc
Canadian Oil Sands LP
Athabasca Oil Sands Investments Inc
Canadian Oil Sands Investments Inc
Imperial Oil Resources Ltd
Nexen Inc
Mocal Energy Ltd Japan
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Gulf Canada Resources Inc
Murphy Oil Co Ltd
Petro Canada Inc
Canadian Occidental Petroleum Ltd
Athabasca Oil Sands Investments Inc
Canadian Oil Sands Investments Inc
Imperial Oil Resources Ltd
AEC Oil Sands LP
Mocal Energy Ltd Japan
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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
    • C10G1/045—Separation of insoluble materials

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A method for recovery of hydrocarbon diluent from tailings produced in a bitumen froth treatment plant comprises introducing the tailings into a steam stripping vessel maintained at near atmospheric pressure, said vessel having a plurality of interior, vertically spaced shed decks, and distributing the tailings over said shed decks. Steam is introduced below the shed decks for vaporizing the major portion of the contained diluent and some water.
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