Canadian Oil Sands Patents. 1 Total Documents Applications and Grants; 000 Total Patents Families; 000 Granted; 000 Pending; 000 Expiring in next 12 mo; Canadian Oil Sands Recent Patent Activity. Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations; US-6003789-A: Nozzle for atomizing liquid in two …Web

For every barrel of tar sands oil extracted from the boreal, 1.5 barrels of liquid waste containing lead, mercury, arsenic, and other chemicals are added to northern Alberta's open tailings ponds.Web

The 120-odd active oil sands projects are owned by major oil companies from Canada and around the world, including the U.S. and China. Together, the companies pump out 2.6 million barrels every ...Web

A system and method for separating bitumen from oil sands material is disclosed. The method may include mixing the oil sands material with a solvent in a mix tank then passing it through a centrifuge. The method may also include drying the clean oil sands material and recovering the vapors through a condenser unit. The system may …Web

@article{osti_6883747, title = {Secondary froth wash. [Oil Sand Processing]}, author = {Kaminsky, V P}, abstractNote = {A process is described for the removal of bitumen from secondary froth formed during the hot-water processing of Athabasca tar sands. More particularly, the process utilizes the intimate contacting of a hot water wash with a …Web

Non-aqueous extraction (NAE) processes for producing a bitumen product from oil sands material can provide advantages related to reduced water demand and reduced aqueous tailings production. NAE of bitumen can be carried out using a low boiling point organic solvent that has high solubility for bitumen and allows separation from the bitumen after …Web

Abstract: A non-aqueous process for producing bitumen from oil sands is provided, and includes contacting oil sands and solvent to produce solvent diluted …Web

This patent describes a process for recovering bitumen from tar sand which comprises: (a) preparing a mixture containing divided tar sand and an organic solvent the ratio of the solvent to the bitumen in the tar sand is at least 2 parts solvent to 1 part bitumen form a bitument/solvent phase with a viscosity low enough to facilitate the physical separation of …Web

Oil and Natural Gas saw the highest growth of 299% in patent filings and 99% in grants in August in Q3 2023. Compared to Q2 2023, Q3 2023 saw an increase in patent filings by 19% and grants by 49%. GlobalData's DataBook provides a …Web

A plant for retorting oil products contained in shales and sands comprising a continuous retorting in a substantially horizontal retort furnace having any cross-section, into which said shales and sands are introduced by means of hoppers and metering devices and placed on metal conveyors moving in counter-current to gases, means being provided for placing …Web

Date of Patent: March 5, 2013. Assignees: Canadian Oil Sands Limited Partnership, Canadian Oil Sands Limited, Conocophillips Oilsands Partnership II, …Web

@article{osti_6365671, title = {Recovery of heavy oil from oil sands}, author = {Cook, E L}, abstractNote = {A method is described for the recovery of heavy oil in substantially its original state from a formation of unconsolidated oil sands. A plurality of vertically spaced, interconnected conduits provide an enclosed continuous fluid path through the formation.Web

Justia Patents Inorganic (only) Liquid US Patent for Methods for enhancing hydrocarbon recovery from oil sands Patent (Patent # 10,745,623) Methods for enhancing hydrocarbon recovery from oil sands . Jan 27, 2017 - Ecolab USA Inc. The present invention generally relates to methods and process agents for bitumen extraction …Web

OSUM Oil Sands Patents. 80 Total Documents Applications and Grants; 000 Total Patents Families; 1 Granted; 000 Pending; 000 Expiring in next 12 mo; OSUM Oil Sands Recent Patent Activity. Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations; CA-2718885-C: Method of managing carbon reduction for …Web

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April - Received U.S. patent. March - Received independent resources assessment indicating 184.3 million barrels of oil in place. January to December Expanded permanent staff and consulting expertise for project and construction management; invested over 24,000 man-hours of engineering work on the PR Spring ProjectWeb

The oil sands are contacted above ground with a soluble oil followed by a solvent-diluent (e.g., straight run gasoline). The sand is then removed from the resulting relatively low viscosity solution. The soluble oil contains a surfactant, straight run gasoline, isopropanol, and water (25%). ... Marathon Oil Co. Resource Type: Patent Country of ...Web

Patent number: 5492628. Abstract: A dispersant, such as sodium silicate, is added to the process water of the hot water extraction process which recovers bitumen from oil sands. The dispersant disperses the ultrafine (less than 300 nm) particles, to reduce the formation of flocs and sludge in the tailings pond.Web

Patent Number(s): US 3945435 Assignee: Ralph M. Parsons Co. Resource Type: Patent Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 7 Nov 1974 Country of Publication: United States Language: ... To mathematically simulate the cyclic steam response of the Cold Lake heavy oil sands, a fractured tar sand simulator was developed at Chevron Oil Field ...Web

Shell Oil Co. Resource Type: Patent Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 29 Jan 1971 Country of Publication: United States Language: ... {A process and apparatus for the extracting of hydrocarbons from oil-containing solids e.g. tar sands and oil shale are described. The oil-containing solid--solvent slurry is injected into a pipeline.Web

Tue Aug 29 00:00:00 EDT 1967 OSTI Identifier: 6365671 Patent Number (s): US 3338306 Assignee: Mobil Oil Corp. Resource Type: Patent Resource Relation: Patent File Date: …Web

Patent: Oil sands hot water extraction process. Oil sands hot water extraction process. Full Record; Other Related Research; Abstract. In a hot water extraction process for removing bitumen from oil sands, the efficiency is improved by filtering the wet tailings to recover hot water, bitumen and diluent which are returned and recovered in the ...Web

This patent describes a method of producing heavy crude oil or tar sand oil or bitumen from an underground formation. The method consists of utilizing or establishing an aqueous fluid communication path within and through the formation between an injection well or conduit and a production well or conduit by introducing into the formation from the …Web

The technical field relates to mineral oils processes and products, specifically tar sand treatment to produce oil. BACKGROUND. Bituminous sands, also referred to as oil …Web

With 37 Oil Sands related patents published between 2002 and 2022, Suncor Energy Inc holds the most number of Oil Sands patents in the global Mining sector. The second …Web

1. A process of consolidating oil sands tailings which include greater than 2 wt % of fines in process water, the process comprising: treating the oil sands tailings, which result from extraction of bitumen from oil sands, with at least one highly water soluble salt, at least one polymer flocculant and sand to form a treated tailings including a …Web

Non-aqueous extraction (NAE) processes for producing a bitumen product from oil sands material can provide advantages related to reduced water demand and reduced aqueous tailings production. NAE of bitumen can be carried out using a low boiling point organic solvent that has high solubility for bitumen and allows separation from the …Web

RECOVERY OF HEAVY OIL FROM OIL SANDS Filed March 9, 1965 MBRATORY-DRIVING MECHANISIT' P HEATER EVIN L. COOK FIG. 2 INVENTORI dmimssw ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,338,306 RECOVERY OF HEAVY OIL FROM OIL SANDS Evin L. Cook, Dallas, Tex., assignor to Mobil Oil Corporation, a corporation of …Web

@article{osti_6553017, title = {Tar sands extraction process}, author = {Irani, C A and Funk, E W and Gomez, E and Espino, R L}, abstractNote = {A process for the extraction of oil from tar sands consists of contacting the tar sand in an extraction zone with a paraffinic hydrocarbon solvent having from 5 to 9 carbon atoms at a ratio of from 2 to 10 parts …Web